Definitions for sapropels

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sapropels sap·ro·pel

Spelling: [sap-ruh-pel]

IPA: /ˈsæp rəˌpɛl/

Sapropels is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 490 anagrams from letters in sapropels (aelopprss).

Definitions for sapropels

noun

1. mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
2. mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.

Origin of sapropels

1905-10; sapro- + -pel Greek pēlós mud