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composting

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001450

The biodecomposition of organic material, such as animal wastes, plant residues or sludges, in the presence of air, by controlled methods including mechanical mixing and aerating.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001450
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsco-composting; cocomposting
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsowaste management; aerobic digestion; composts; carbon nitrogen ratio; drums (equipment); vermicomposting; windrow composting; home composting
TranslationsSpanish: elaboración de compost
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001450",
  "term": "composting",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The biodecomposition of organic material, such as animal wastes, plant residues or sludges, in the presence of air, by controlled methods including mechanical mixing and aerating.",
  "synonyms": [
    "co-composting",
    "cocomposting"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "waste management",
    "aerobic digestion",
    "composts",
    "carbon nitrogen ratio",
    "drums (equipment)",
    "vermicomposting",
    "windrow composting",
    "home composting"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "elaboración de compost"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/composting/"
}

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