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Sapropel Moderate

Sapropel has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans

2

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

See Also
sludge organic matter aquatic sapropels sapropelic like sediment lamalginite
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sludge
Rhyming Words
pel opel capel appel impel pipel repel arpel lapel expel cupel rupel stipel propel chapel rumpel rappel compel keppel hippel
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