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saprobity

saprobity noun: a measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river.

Noun

saprobity (countable and uncountable, plural saprobities)

  1. A measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river.
    Synonyms:
    saprobicity

Synonyms of saprobity

Forms of saprobity

pluralsaprobities

Questions about saprobity

What does saprobity mean?
Saprobity means a measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river.
What part of speech is saprobity?
Saprobity is a noun.
What is the plural of saprobity?
The plural of saprobity is saprobities.

Words near saprobity in the dictionary

  1. saprobionts
  2. saprobiosis
  3. saprobiotic
  4. saprobism
  5. saprobities
  6. saprobity
  7. saprodontia
  8. saprogenic
  9. saprogenicity
  10. saprogenous
  11. saprol

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