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Subject: Botany
Afrikaans: askospoor
Xhosa: i-ascospore
Subject: Winemaking
Afrikaans: wyn
Xhosa: iwayini
Subject: Winemaking, Brandy
Subject: Packaging
English - biological oxygen demand noun
Subject: Waste and waste management
the amount of oxygen required by aerobic microorganisms to decompose the organic matter in a sample of water, such as that polluted by sewage. It is used as a measure of the degree of water pollution.
Synonyms: biochemical oxygen demand

Afrikaans: biochemiese suurstofbehoefte
selfstandige naamwoord
Onderwerp: Afval en afvalbestuur
die hoeveelheid suurstof wat deur aerobiese mikroörganismes benodig word om die organiese materiaal in 'n watermonster te ontbind, soos in dié wat deur rioolvuil besoedel is. Dit word gebruik as 'n maatstaf van water se graad van besoedeling.
Sinonieme: biologiese suurstofbehoefte
Xhosa: imfuno yomongo-moya webhayoloji