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polysaprobic

polysaprobic adjective: of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen.

Adjective

polysaprobic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen

Origin of polysaprobic

From poly- + saprobic.

Questions about polysaprobic

What does polysaprobic mean?
Polysaprobic means of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen.
What part of speech is polysaprobic?
Polysaprobic is an adjective.

Words near polysaprobic in the dictionary

  1. polysaccharopeptides
  2. polysaccharose
  3. polysaccharoses
  4. polysalt
  5. polysalts
  6. polysaprobic
  7. polysarcia
  8. polysarcous
  9. polysatin
  10. polysatins
  11. polysaturated

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