- saprogenic
- Causing rot and decay
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
saprogenic
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saprogenic — [sə prä′jə nəssap΄rə jen′ik] adj. [ SAPRO + GENIC] producing, or produced by, putrefaction: also saprogenous [sə prä′jə nəs] … English World dictionary
saprogenic — sap·ro·gen·ic .sap rə jen ik also sa·prog·e·nous sa präj ə nəs adj of, causing, or resulting from putrefaction <saprogenic bacteria> sap·ro·ge·nic·i·ty rō jə nis ət ē n, pl ties … Medical dictionary
saprogenic — adjective Date: 1876 of, causing, or resulting from putrefaction • saprogenicity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
saprogenic — /sap roh jen ik/, adj. 1. producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria. 2. formed by putrefaction. Also, saprogenous /seuh proj euh neuhs/. [1875 80; SAPRO + GENIC] * * * … Universalium
saprogenic — adjective causing or resulting from putrefaction … Wiktionary
saprogenic — adj. causing decay, causing putrefaction; produced by decay, resulting from putrefaction … English contemporary dictionary
saprogenic — [ˌsaprə(ʊ) dʒɛnɪk] adjective Biology causing or produced by putrefaction or decay … English new terms dictionary
saprogenic — sap·ro·gen·ic … English syllables
saprogenic — sap•ro•gen•ic [[t]ˌsæp roʊˈdʒɛn ɪk[/t]] also sa•prog•e•nous [[t]səˈprɒdʒ ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) pat producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria 2) pat formed by putrefaction • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
saprogenic — /sæprəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (say sapruh jenik) adjective 1. producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria. 2. formed by putrefaction. Also, saprogenous /sæˈprɒdʒənəs/ (say sa projuhnuhs) …
