English Words: S

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sappyadj

Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)

sapraemianoun

blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.

sapraemicadj

Relating to, or having, sapraemia.

saprinenoun

A ptomaine from the putrefying abdominal viscera.

sapristnoun

A histosol that is primarily made up of highly decomposed organic materials, often called muck.

sapro-prefix

putrid, rotten matter

saprobenoun

An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material

saprobicadj

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a saprobe or saprobes; that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter.

saprobiologicaladj

Relating to saprobiology.

saprobiologistnoun

One who studies saprobiology.

saprobiologynoun

The biology of decaying organic material

saprobiosisnoun

Obtaining energy from dead or decaying material

saprobioticadj

Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis

saprogenicadj

Causing or resulting from putrefaction.

saprogenicitynoun

The quality of being saprogenic.

saprolnoun

A dark brown oily compound containing phenol, creosol, and other hydrocarbons such as coal tar products, used as a disinfectant.

saprolegniaceousadj

Belonging to the family Saprolegniaceae of oomycetes.

saprolegniasisnoun

A disease caused by the Saprolegnia fungus.

saprolegnoidadj

Of or relating to the freshwater molds of the genus Saprolegnia.

saprolitenoun

a chemically weathered rock

saproliticadj

Of or pertaining to saprolite.

sapromycetophagousadj

That lives in decaying matter and feeds on fungi within

sapromycetophagynoun

The condition of being sapromycetophagous

sapromycophagousadj

saprophagous and/or mycophagous

sapropelnoun

An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.

sapropelicadj

Of or pertaining to sapropel.

saprophagannoun

a detritivore

saprophagenoun

A detritivore.

saprophagicadj

Eating dead organic matter.

saprophagousadj

Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

saprophagynoun

The eating of non-living organic material.

saprophilenoun

Any saprophilous organism.

saprophilousadj

Thriving on dead or decaying matter.

saprophytenoun

Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

saprophyticadj

Relating to saprophytes.

saprophyticallyadv

In a saprophytic manner.

saprophytismnoun

The condition of being saprophytic

saprophytophagousadj

That feeds on saprophytes

saprostomousadj

Having bad breath.

saprotrophnoun

An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing its nutrients.

saprotrophicadj

of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes)

saprotrophicallyadv

In a saprotrophic manner

saprotrophismnoun

The condition of being saprotrophic

saprotrophynoun

saprotrophic feeding

saprovorenoun

Any organism that feeds on detritus

saproxylicadj

Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.

saproxylicsnoun

plural of saproxylic

saproxylophagousadj

That lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood

saproxylophagynoun

The eating of decaying wood.

saprozoicadj

feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 67. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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