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sapropels

sapropels is the plural of sapropel.

Meaning of sapropel

Noun

sapropel (countable and uncountable, plural sapropels)

  1. 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

Questions about sapropels

What is sapropels the plural of?
Sapropels is the plural of sapropel.

Words near sapropels in the dictionary

  1. sapromyzids
  2. sapronoses
  3. sapronosis
  4. sapropel
  5. sapropelic
  6. sapropels
  7. saprophagan
  8. saprophagans
  9. saprophage
  10. saprophages
  11. saprophagic

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