sapropel

1. 1.

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

   Broadersludge

Other forms of sapropel

plural

sapropels·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sapropel

What does sapropel mean?

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

How many syllables are in sapropel?

sapropel has 3 syllables and divides as sa-pro-pel 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.