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- saprophyteAny organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- saprotrophAn organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing its nutrients.
- sapraemiablood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.
- saprotrophismThe condition of being saprotrophic
- saproxylophagousThat lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood
- saprophileAny saprophilous organism.
- holosaprophyteAn organism which is purely a saprophyte.
- saprineA ptomaine from the putrefying abdominal viscera.
- saprobiologicalRelating to saprobiology.
- saprobiologistOne who studies saprobiology.