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Meaning of "sapropel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAPROPEL

From sapro- + -pel from Greek pēlos mud.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAPROPEL

sapropel  [ˈsæprəˌpɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPROPEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sapropel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAPROPEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sapropel

Sapropel is a term used in marine geology to describe dark-coloured sediments that are rich in organic matter. Organic carbon concentrations in sapropels commonly exceed 2% in weight.

Definition of sapropel in the English dictionary

The definition of sapropel in the dictionary is an unconsolidated sludge consisting of the decomposed remains of aquatic organisms, esp algae, that accumulates at the bottoms of lakes and oceans.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAPROPEL


appel
əˈpɛl
compel
kəmˈpɛl
dispel
dɪˈspɛl
expel
ɪkˈspɛl
impel
ɪmˈpɛl
lapel
ləˈpɛl
misspell
ˌmɪsˈspɛl
outspell
ˌaʊtˈspɛl
propel
prəˈpɛl
rappel
ræˈpɛl
reexpel
ˌriːɪkˈspɛl
repel
rɪˈpɛl
spell
spɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAPROPEL

saprobial
saprobic
saprobiont
saprobiotic
saprogenic
saprogenicity
saprogenous
saprolegnia
saprolite
saprolitic
sapropelic
sapropelite
saprophagous
saprophyte
saprophytic
saprophytically
saprophytism
saprotroph
saprotrophic
saprotrophically

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAPROPEL

antechapel
carpel
chapel
Coypel
cupel
drupel
estoppel
father of the chapel
gospel
graupel
Lady Chapel
langspel
mother of the chapel
prosperity gospel
scalpel
Sistine Chapel
stipel
Whitechapel

Synonyms and antonyms of sapropel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sapropel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPROPEL

Find out the translation of sapropel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sapropel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sapropel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腐泥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sapropel
570 millions of speakers

English

sapropel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sapropel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحمأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сапропель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapropel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sapropel
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sapropèle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sapropel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Faulschlamm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腐泥
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sapropel
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sapropel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sapropel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sapropel
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्पॉफेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sapropel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sapropel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sapropelem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сапропель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sapropel
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σαπροπηλού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sapropel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sapropel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sapropel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sapropel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPROPEL»

The term «sapropel» is normally little used and occupies the 133.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPROPEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sapropel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sapropel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sapropel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPROPEL»

Discover the use of sapropel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sapropel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
SAPROPELS The term sapropel is used in a generic sense to describe finegrained and unconsolidated sediments rich in organic matter that have been deposited under water; in coal petrology, sapropelic coals are those that formed from ...
Vivien Gornitz, 2009
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New Techniques in Sediment Core Analysis
Inorganic geochemistry of sapropel SI as revealed by ITRAX in section 5, core SL104 Sapropel SI is present as a dark band at 1 30— 230 mm in the uppermost section 5 of core SL104. When submitted to ITRAX analysis, the dark band in the  ...
R. G. Rothwell, 2006
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Global Sedimentology of the Ocean: An Interplay between ...
East Mediterranean metalliferous layers East Mediterranean sapropels, and especially the most recent Holocene sapropel (S1), are usually overlain by two discrete layers enriched in metalliferous oxides. Mediterranean sapropels are ...
Christian M. Robert, 2008
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Global Environments Through the Quaternary: Exploring ...
Sapropel (organic-rich mud) layers in the eastern Mediterranean give a good picture of Nile flow vari— ability in the Late Pleistocene. They were created by considerably enhanced flow, which caused collapse of deepwater ventilation and / or ...
David Anderson, Andrew Goudie, Adrian Parker, 2013
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Basin Analysis, Global Sedimentary Geology and ...
The sapropel thickness varies in a sequence between 0.5 and 9.5, the highest value being noted at AT-1 (2.3 m). The general increase of these sediments thickness is observed from PB-2 to SA-2 (0.9-1.4 m). Its maximum sedimentation rate in ...
Baojun Liu, Li Sitian, 1997
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Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism
(hydr)oxides pyrrtized Fe (hydr)oxides within and below sapropel slow suboxic dissolution of Fe minerals pyrite formation a. Continuous sedimentation. b. Cyclic sedimentation: organic-rich on top of organic-poor. precipitated Fe (hydroxides ...
Barbara A. Maher, Roy Thompson, 1999
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Circular
The sapropel fraction of organic matter is the amorphous breakdown product of living tissue. If the definition of Staplin and others (written commun., 1974) is used , this sapropel fraction is any amorphous matter present in aquatic sediments (in  ...
8
Pond Fisheries
Sapropel can also be used as a mineral supplement in feeds. It is a greenish, olive-green, brown, or gray-colored slime formed from the residue of plant and animal organisms at the bottom of fresh-water resources under an oxygen deficiency, ...
F. Martyshev, 1983
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Geochemical Investigations in Earth and Space Sciences: A ...
sapropel (Fig. 2). A strong increase is used as evidence that a substantial oxidation has taken place (Thomson et al., 1999). The IC data inversely mirror the TOC data, which is expected as carbon is buried in either of the two forms.
R.J. Hill, J. Leventhal, Z. Aizenshtat, 2004
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Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins: From Turbulence to ...
Pleistocene to Holocene deposits are, successively: (i) terrigenous turbidites and fines deposited in an oxic freshwater (ca 5‰) lake during lowstand and isolation from the Mediterranean (pre-7.5ka); (ii) a sapropel representing marine anoxic ...
Mike R. Leeder, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPROPEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sapropel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wissenschaftler aus Freiberg schürfen im Meer nach Faulschlamm
Freiberg (dpa/sn) - Mit neuen Technologien wollen Wissenschaftler der TU Bergakademie Freiberg Abbau und Verarbeitung des Rohstoffes Sapropel ... «Freie Presse, Mar 15»
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Ukrainer wollen schleimigen Bodenschatz aus Schwarzem Meer …
Sapropel enthält viele pflanzliche Nährstoffe und kann Wasser gut speichern“, erklärte Professor Carsten Drebenstedt von der TU Bergakademie Freiberg. «Computer-Oiger, Mar 15»
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Možno o tridsať rokov ropu už potrebovať nebudeme
Tie isté riasy, sapropel, to všetko nájdete v čiernych ílovcoch na celom svete. Usadzovali sa tiež v rôznom čase. To nám dáva poznanie, že ten vývoj Zeme sa ... «Pravda.sk, Dec 14»
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气候改写人类进化
宽阔的尼罗河冲入地中海东部,把一种名为“腐殖泥”(sapropel)的富含有机质的黑色沉积物带到地中海海底。这种海泥和干旱期累积的颜色较浅的沉积层交替出现,就 ... «南方周末, Oct 14»
5
Connecticut shoreline Sandy grants raise questions
His proposal is to design, fabricate and test equipment and an underwater process for removing decayed material known as sapropel, inserting it into huge ... «The CT Mirror, Aug 14»
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Using the material choking Russian lakes for sustainable water …
Removal of sapropel helps restore the lake to a place where many species can live. ... With a material like sapropel, the water is bound as if in a sponge, and is ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
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Cum incearca escrocul Patriciu sa puna mana pe avioanele TAROM!
Dupa ce a lasat statul roman fara Rompetrol si a concesionat zacamintele de sapropel din Marea Neagra (aceasta afacere derulandu-se prin firma Marexin, ... «Ziarul National, May 13»
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Sapropel Fertilizers to Revolutionize Bulgarian Organic Farming
Bulgaria: Sapropel Fertilizers to Revolutionize Bulgarian Organic Farming Bulgarian researchers have developed a project for the extraction of sapropel-based ... «Novinite.com, Oct 12»
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The Icelandic Skin-disease Mushroom Fashion Fiasco
Sapropel, pubes, silt, strings of organic green material that I can't identify. There is such a wealth of goo. And I place a glob in my mouth. The taste is complicated ... «VICE, Jun 12»
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TSUNAMI în Marea Neagră. Cercetări la bordul celei mai mari nave …
"Mai sunt și alte substanțe după care ne uităm. După sapropel, un sediment care conține foarte mult materie organică. Și în Bulgaria de exemplu s-au făcut ... «Realitatea, May 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sapropel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sapropel>. May 2024 ».
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