biomass

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbaɪə(ʊ)mæs/    美 /ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell). uncountable,usually
    — Since protein constitutes the majority of the biomass of a cell, building new protein is a major way that cells increase their size.
  2. The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc. uncountable,usually
    — In the untouched Shangri-la-like Kingman Reef in the Line Islands in the central Pacific, sharks make up 75 per cent of the fish biomass.
  3. Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel. uncountable,usually
    — Advanced technologies such as gasifier/gas turbine systems for electric power generation and fuel cells for transportation make it possible for biomass to provide a substantial share of world energy in the decades ahead, at competitive costs.

词形变化

biomasses plural

词汇关系

下位词
phytobiomass zoobiomass
衍生词
nonbiomass photobiomass phytobiomass zoobiomass
相关词
bioenergy biofuel bodymass body mass index mineralomass

词源

From bio- (prefix denoting organic life) + mass (“matter, material”).
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