organic matter
US /ɔrˈɡænɪk ˈmætɚ/
・UK /ɔ:ˈɡænik ˈmætə/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounMaterial composed of carbon-based compounds derived from the remains of organisms such as plants and animals and their waste products in the environment.
The soil was rich in organic matter, making it ideal for growing vegetables.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounAny substance that is composed of organic compounds that have come from the remains of organisms such as plants and animals and their waste products.
The lab analyzed the sample to determine the percentage of organic matter present.
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Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- In rapid time, the fish scoops a mouthful of sand from the seabed, filters out edible organic matter,
In rapid time, the fish scoops a mouthful of sand from the seabed, filters out edible organic matter,
- filters out edible organic matter, and then spits out the unwanted sand.
filters out edible organic matter, and then spits out the unwanted sand.
Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- They bring mineral soil up to the surface, and they take organic matter down into the soil to act as food for themselves.
They bring mineral soil up to the surface, and they take organic matter down into the soil to act as food for themselves.
- The type of worms that live in organic matter are taking that very raw material—usually waste, vegetable, plant material—and they're passing it through their gut.
The type of worms that live in organic matter are taking that very raw material—usually waste, vegetable, plant material—and they're passing it through their gut.
We Tried To Make Pizzas With Zero Waste
- Food waste I don't worry as much about because it's an organic matter and it decomposes over time, whereas plastic can take up to 450 years to break down.
Food waste I don't worry as much about because it's an organic matter and it decomposes over time, whereas plastic can take up to 450 years to break down.
- because it's an organic matter and it decomposes over time,
because it's an organic matter and it decomposes over time,
Worm Composting
- in captivity. They process a lot of organic matter, and they don't mind being disturbed.
in captivity. They process a lot of organic matter, and they don't mind being disturbed.
- They process a lot of organic matter, and they don't mind being disturbed.
They process a lot of organic matter, and they don't mind being disturbed.
Things People Used to Believe You Will Laugh At Today
- The theory goes that certain creatures can be spontaneously generated out of non-organic matter, rather than them just being attracted to that matter.
The theory goes that certain creatures can be spontaneously generated out of non-organic matter, rather than them just being attracted to that matter.
- The theory goes that certain creatures can be spontaneously generated out of non-organic matter, rather than them just being attracted to that matter.
The theory goes that certain creatures can be spontaneously generated out of non-organic matter, rather than them just being attracted to that matter.
Permafrost Is Not What You Think It Is
- While permafrost often includes lots of rock and ice, the key ingredient is organic matter.
While permafrost often includes lots of rock and ice, the key ingredient is organic matter.
- While permafrost often includes lots of rock and ice, the key ingredient is organic matter.
While permafrost often includes lots of rock and ice, the key ingredient is organic matter.
Mysterious Black Holes
- The most personal thing that I have taken out of this is this incredible sense of belonging, of having one great river of time from the birth of the universe, the quantum fluctuations, the formation of galaxies, which made possible the formation of stars, cooked heavy elements, supernovae that shed heavy elements like carbon and oxygen into the interstellar medium, later swept up into the solar system, makes planet Earth, makes organic matter, makes human beings, makes me.
The most personal thing that I have taken out of this is this incredible sense of belonging, of having one great river of time from the birth of the universe, the quantum fluctuations, the formation of galaxies, which made possible the formation of stars, cooked heavy elements, supernovae that shed heavy elements like carbon and oxygen into the interstellar medium, later swept up into the solar system, makes planet Earth, makes organic matter, makes human beings, makes me.
- makes Planet Earth, makes organic matter, makes human beings, makes me -- it's one very
makes Planet Earth, makes organic matter, makes human beings, makes me -- it's one very
10 Most AMAZING Natural Phenomena on Earth!
- The bubbles occur when dead organic matter sinks to the bottom of the lake and gets digested by bacteria.
The bubbles occur when dead organic matter sinks to the bottom of the lake and gets digested by bacteria.
- The bubbles occur when dead organic matter
The bubbles occur when dead organic matter
Google I/O 2010 - Ignite Google I/O
- So food goes from information from organic matter to vegetables to meats to people.
So food goes from information from organic matter to vegetables to meats to people.
- So food goes from organic
matter to vegetables, meats, to
So food goes from organic matter to vegetables, meats, to
Serious Sediment
- Organic matter contained in soil is sort of an attractant for some of these more problematic pollutants like PCBs and dioxins.
Organic matter contained in soil is sort of an attractant for some of these more problematic pollutants like PCBs and dioxins.
- … dioxins to me was a very incredible moment. I think the organic matter content was like
… dioxins to me was a very incredible moment. I think the organic matter content was like