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biovolume

biovolume noun: the volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per litre).

Noun

biovolume (plural biovolumes)

  1. The volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per litre).
  2. A surrogate for biomass, used in ecological studies of invertebrates (normally quoted in cubic millimetres).
    • The separate biovolumes of herbivores, predators, parasites, and detritivores did not vary consistently with grass treatment (Table 2 ).2015 July 10, “Grassland Arthropods Are Controlled by Direct and Indirect Interactions with Cattle but Are Largely Unaffected by Plant Provenance”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of biovolume

pluralbiovolumes

Origin of biovolume

From bio- + volume.

Questions about biovolume

What does biovolume mean?
Biovolume means the volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per litre).
What part of speech is biovolume?
Biovolume is a noun.
What is the plural of biovolume?
The plural of biovolume is biovolumes.

Words near biovolume in the dictionary

  1. biovermiculation
  2. biovermiculations
  3. biovigilance
  4. biovisualization
  5. biovolatilization
  6. biovolume
  7. biovolumes
  8. biovortexer
  9. biovortexers
  10. biovular
  11. biovulate

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