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
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[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French sapropel.
Noun
[edit]sapropel n (plural sapropeluri)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | sapropel | sapropelul | sapropeluri | sapropelurile | |
| genitive-dative | sapropel | sapropelului | sapropeluri | sapropelurilor | |
| vocative | sapropelule | sapropelurilor | |||
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