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SAPROPEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sapropel mean?
• SAPROPEL (noun)
The noun SAPROPEL has 1 sense:
1. sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Familiarity information: SAPROPEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("sapropel" is a kind of...):
goo; gook; goop; guck; gunk; muck; ooze; slime; sludge (any thick, viscous matter)
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