saprobic
(adjective) living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
saprobic (not generally comparable, comparative more saprobic, superlative most saprobic)
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a saprobe or saprobes; that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter.
(ecology) That contains dead or decaying organic material (and therefore also saprobes).
In the ecological sense, a zone is more saprobic than another if it scores higher on a scale that depends on the number of saprobe species found, as well as the abundance of each species.
• (containing saprobes): saprobiotic
Source: Wiktionary
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
