biomass
noun
bio·mass
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas 
1
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
2
: plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel
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This includes shifting away from fossil fuels toward greener electricity sources such as wind, solar and the more controversial biomass.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
The Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asian rainforests are the Earth’s lungs, capturing CO2 in biomass and soil.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
There’s also the possibility of carbon sequestration by sinking the excessive biomass to the bottom of the ocean.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
When tortoises hit the turf here en masse—more than 30 per acre—their collective biomass density surpasses the vertebrate biomass of large mammals in many African national parks and, to me, is every bit as spectacular.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
The Amazon, Congo Basin, and Southeast Asian rainforests are the Earth’s lungs, capturing CO2 in biomass and soil.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
There’s also the possibility of carbon sequestration by sinking the excessive biomass to the bottom of the ocean.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
When tortoises hit the turf here en masse—more than 30 per acre—their collective biomass density surpasses the vertebrate biomass of large mammals in many African national parks and, to me, is every bit as spectacular.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Biomass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomass. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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biomass
noun
bio·mass
-ˌmas
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
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