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