| sapremia | (n) blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter, Syn. sapraemia |
| saprobe | (n) an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water |
| saprobic | (adj) living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen |
| saprolegnia | (n) aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains, Syn. genus Saprolegnia |
| saprolegniales | (n) order of chiefly aquatic fungi, Syn. order Saprolegniales |
| saprolite | (n) a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place |
| sapropel | (n) sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans |
| saprophagous | (adj) (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter, Syn. saprozoic |
| saprophyte | (n) an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium, Syn. saprophytic organism |
| saprophytic | (adj) obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material |
| 腐食(P);腐蝕 | [ふしょく, fushoku] (n, vs) (1) corrosion; (2) (腐食 only) (See 腐生) saprophagy; (P) #19,514 [Add to Longdo] |
| 鬼の矢幹 | [おにのやがら;オニノヤガラ, oninoyagara ; oninoyagara] (n) (uk) Gastrodia elata (species of saprophytic orchid) [Add to Longdo] |
| 銀竜草 | [ぎんりょうそう;ギンリョウソウ, ginryousou ; ginryousou] (n) (uk) Monotropastrum humile (species of saprophytic plant) [Add to Longdo] |
| 雑菌 | [ざっきん, zakkin] (n) microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria [Add to Longdo] |
| 死物寄生 | [しぶつきせい, shibutsukisei] (n) saprophagy [Add to Longdo] |
| 蜘蛛の巣黴 | [くものすかび;クモノスカビ, kumonosukabi ; kumonosukabi] (n) (uk) Rhizopus (saprobic fungus) [Add to Longdo] |
| 腐生 | [ふせい, fusei] (n) saprophagy [Add to Longdo] |
| 腐生菌 | [ふせいきん, fuseikin] (n) saprophytic fungus; saprophytic bacteria [Add to Longdo] |
| 腐生植物 | [ふせいしょくぶつ, fuseishokubutsu] (n) saprophytic plant [Add to Longdo] |
| 無葉蘭 | [むようらん;ムヨウラン, muyouran ; muyouran] (n) (uk) Lecanorchis japonica (species of saprophytic orchid) [Add to Longdo] |