sapropel
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Sapropel, corresponding to sapro- + Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “mud, clay”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsapropel (countable and uncountable, plural sapropels)
- (geology) An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.
- 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 47:
- 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.
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French sapropel.
Noun
editsapropel n (plural sapropeluri)
Declension
editDeclension of sapropel
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) sapropel | sapropelul | (niște) sapropeluri | sapropelurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) sapropel | sapropelului | (unor) sapropeluri | sapropelurilor |
| vocative | sapropelule | sapropelurilor | ||
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