sapropel
UK/ˈsapɹə(ʊ)pɛl/
sapropel noun: an aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.
Noun
sapropel (countable and uncountable, plural sapropels)
- An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.
- Another instance in which Mediterranean sapropels have provided clues about events deep within the African continent is the ‘greening’ of the Sahara about 120,000 years ago.2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 47
sapropel meaning in Bengali and Kannada
sapropel in Kannada
- ಸಾಪ್ರೊಪೆಲ್, ಕೊಳೆಯುಂಡೆ
Forms of sapropel
| plural | sapropels |
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Origin of sapropel
From German Sapropel, corresponding to sapro- + Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “mud, clay”).
Words formed from sapropel
Questions about sapropel
- What does sapropel mean?
- Sapropel means an aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.
- What is sapropel in Bengali?
- Sapropel in Bengali is লেক. See Sapropel meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is sapropel?
- Sapropel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sapropel?
- Sapropel is pronounced /ˈsapɹə(ʊ)pɛl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sapropel?
- The plural of sapropel is sapropels.
Words near sapropel in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sapropel (page history and authors); sapropel (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sapropel (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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