mata ogania

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English organic matter.

Noun

mata ogania (n class, plural mata ogania)

1. (neologism, uncommon) organic matter
   • 2020 April 24, “Gesi asilia ni nafuu, rafiki kwa mazingira”, in Times Majira‎^[1]:

     Aidha, gesi asilia inatokana na kuoza kwa mata ogania (organic matter) kama vile uozo wa masalia ya mimea na wanyama walioishi miaka mingi iliyopita.

     In addition, natural gas is derived from the decay of organic matter such as the decay of the remains of plants and animals that lived many years ago.