saprolegnia /-legˈni-ə/ noun

(Gr legnon border) any fungus of the genus Saprolegnia, one species of which grows on diseased salmon and was formerly thought to be the cause of the disease

sapˈrolite noun

(Gr lithos stone) a soft, partially decomposed rock that has remained in its original site

sapˈropel /-pel/ noun

(Gr pēlos clay, mud) slimy sediment laid down in water, largely organic in origin

sapropelˈic adjective

Relating to, living in, or derived from, sapropel

sapropelˈite noun

Coal formed from sapropel

saprophˈagous adjective

(see -phagous under phag-) feeding on decaying organic matter

sapˈrophyte /-fīt/ noun

(see -phyte under phyt-) a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter

saprophytic /-fitˈik/ adjective

saprophytˈically adverb

sapˈrophȳtism noun

sapˈrotroph noun

(Gr trophē food) an organism living on dead or decaying organic matter

saprotrophˈic adjective

saprozōˈic adjective

(Gr zōion an animal) feeding on dead or decaying organic material