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waste matter



NOUN
excretion
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Renewable natural gas, also known as biogas or RNG, is a carbon-neutral form of gas sourced from organic waste matter and landfills.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2023

The cecum joins the ileum to the colon and is the receiving pouch for the waste matter.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Brinton’s resume suggests the Department of Energy is hiring a qualified candidate and Brinton also advised the Trump administration on nuclear waste matter, according to a Wikipedia entry.

From Washington Times Feb. 18, 2022

For the new paper, they investigated further by dissecting three wombats, and making a model of how wombat innards shape waste matter as it moves through the intestine on its way out.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2021

For the microbes include not only disease organisms but those that destroy waste matter, make soils fertile, and enter into countless biological processes like fermentation and nitrification.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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