Dictionary Entry
biomass
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/BY-oh-mass/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)Plant or animal material that can be burned or converted into fuel to make electricity or heat.
In a Sentence
“Farmers sell leftover corn stalks as biomass to the power plant instead of burning them in the field.”
Origin
Greek bios 'life' + French masse 'mass', first used in 1930s ecology.
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