organic matter
Example Sentences
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Beneath her boots is peat, built up over thousands of years and consisting of partially decayed plants and organic matter.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Their larvae, called grubs, often feast on the organic matter in compost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Peat is formed over millions of years from an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
They collect heat and organic matter, which mosquitoes feed on during their larval stage, and are almost impossible to empty once water pools inside.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Huggins had found organic matter in the comets; in subsequent years cyanogen, CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom, the molecular fragment that makes cyanides, was identified in the tails of comets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
