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waste matter

NOUN
excrement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
droppings dung feces manure urine
STRONG
chips discharge evacuation excreta excretion ordure perspiration secretion stool sweat
WEAK
body waste egesta fecal matter poo
NOUN
excretion
Synonyms
STRONG
excrement excreta feces
Antonyms
WEAK
accretion eating receiving
NOUN
refuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debris rubbish trash waste
STRONG
dregs dross dump dunghill dust hogwash junk leavings litter muck offal remains residue scraps scum sediment slop sweepings swill
WEAK
rejectamenta
Antonyms
STRONGEST
possessions sense
STRONG
cleanliness
WEAK
assets property

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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

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

Enemas can help get rid of most waste matter.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2015

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