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saprobiology

saprobiology noun: the biology of decaying organic material.

Noun

saprobiology (uncountable)

  1. The biology of decaying organic material

Origin of saprobiology

From sapro- + biology.

Words formed from saprobiology

Questions about saprobiology

What does saprobiology mean?
Saprobiology means the biology of decaying organic material.
What part of speech is saprobiology?
Saprobiology is a noun.

Words near saprobiology in the dictionary

  1. saprobically
  2. saprobicity
  3. saprobiological
  4. saprobiologist
  5. saprobiologists
  6. saprobiology
  7. saprobiont
  8. saprobiontic
  9. saprobionts
  10. saprobiosis
  11. saprobiotic

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