shēng​huà​xū​yǎng​liàng

biochemical oxygen demand

  • created sense approved 生化需氧量 · shēng​huà​xū​yǎng​liàng · biochemical oxygen demand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生化需氧量

    shēng​huà​xū​yǎng​liàng

    biochemical oxygen demand

    the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material in a given water sample; abbreviated as BOD

    生化 (literal) → 生化 · shēng​huà · biochemistry 需 (literal) → 需 · xū · to need 氧 (literal) → 氧 · yǎng · oxygen 量 (literal) → 量 · liàng · quantity; capacity

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    created sense