roʊˈdʒɛn adjective
1.
producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
2.
formed by putrefaction.
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saprogenic or saprogenous (ˌsæprəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, sæˈprɒdʒɪnəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | producing or resulting from decay: saprogenic bacteria |
| 2. | growing on decaying matter |
| saprogenous or saprogenous | |
| —adj | |
| saprogenicity or saprogenous | |
| —n | |
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Saprogenic
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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saprogenic sap·ro·gen·ic (sāp'rə-jěn'ĭk) or sa·prog·e·nous (sə-prŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Of, producing, or resulting from putrefaction.
sap'ro·ge·nic'i·ty (-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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