sapropel
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Sapropel, corresponding to sapro- + Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “mud, clay”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sapropel (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 edit
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French sapropel.
Noun edit
sapropel n (plural sapropeluri)
Declension edit
Declension 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 | ||