noun
- Plural of megass; the fibrous residue left after the extraction of juice from sugarcane.
Usage: Also called bagasse; Industrial/agricultural term; Commonly used in sugar production and biofuel industries
Examples
- The sugar mill processes tons of megasses daily as a byproduct of cane crushing.
- Megasses can be burned for energy or converted into paper and biofuel.
- The factory stores megasses in large piles before sending them to the power plant.
- Farmers use megasses as mulch and animal bedding on their farms.