biocapacity
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)kəˈpasɪti/noun
The capacity of a country, a region, or the world, to produce useful biological materials for its human population and to absorb waste materials.
- Usually expressed as a per capita area of productive land..
Origin
1990s. From bio- + capacity.
- overpressed
- overpressing
- overpressure
- overpressure valve
- overprice
- overpride
- overprint
- overprivileged
- overprize
- overproduce
- overproduction
- overpronate
- overpronation
- overpronator
- overproof
- overproportion
- overproportionate
- overproportionated
- overproportionately
- over-proportioned
- overprotect
- overprotection
- overprotective
- overprotectiveness
- overproud