| 单词 | sapropel |
| 释义 | sapropel[ sap-ruh-pel ] / ˈsæp rəˌpɛl / nounmud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake. Origin of sapropel1905–10; sapro- + -pel<Greek pēlós mud OTHER WORDS FROM sapropelsap·ro·pel·ic, adjectiveWords nearby sapropelsaprobiology, saprobiont, saprogen, saprogenic, saprolite, sapropel, saprophagous, saprophyte, saprotroph, saprozoic, saprozoonosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sapropelsapropel / (ˈsæprəˌpɛl) / nounan unconsolidated sludge consisting of the decomposed remains of aquatic organisms, esp algae, that accumulates at the bottoms of lakes and oceans Derived forms of sapropelsapropelic, adjectiveWord Origin for sapropelC20: from sapro- + -pel from Greek pēlos mud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for sapropelsapropel [ săp′rə-pĕl′ ] An unconsolidated ooze consisting mainly of putrefied plant remains and found in anaerobic areas at the bottom of swamps, lakes, and shallow seas. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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