biochemical oxygen demand
nounDefinitions
The amount of oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to decompose all the organic matter…
The amount of oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to decompose all the organic matter in a sample of water, used as a measure of pollution.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for biochemical oxygen demand. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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