organic matter

English

Noun

organic matter (uncountable)

1. The residues of dead plants and animals in various stages of decomposition

Hyponyms

• biomass
• compost and most mulches
• humus and humic acids

Holonyms

• soil

Related terms

• organic farming

Translations

organic matter

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有機物 / 有机物 (zh) (yǒujīwù)

• Finnish: orgaaninen aine, eloperäinen aine
• French: matière organique (fr) f
• Galician: materia orgánica (gl) f
• Japanese: 有機物 (ja) (yūkibutsu)
• Korean: 유기물 (ko) (yugimul)
• Malay: bahan organik (ms)
• Maori: matū pararopi
• Swahili: mata ogania