saprobic

1. 1.

   living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen

   biology

Questions about saprobic

What does saprobic mean?

saprobic means "living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen".

How many syllables are in saprobic?

saprobic has 3 syllables and divides as sa-pro-bic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is saprobic a common word?

saprobic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.