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biochemical oxygen demand

noun

  1. the oxygen required by aerobic organisms, as those in sewage, for metabolism. : BOD

biochemical oxygen demand

noun

  1. a measure of the organic pollution of water: the amount of oxygen, in mg per litre of water, absorbed by a sample kept at 20°C for five days BOD

biochemical oxygen demand

/ bī′ō-kĕm′ĭ-kəl /

  1. The amount of oxygen required by aerobic microorganisms to decompose the organic matter in a sample of water, such as one polluted by sewage. It is used as a measure of the degree of water pollution.

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Origin of biochemical oxygen demand1

First recorded in 1925–30

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