saprogenous

Variant of saprogenic

saprogenic definition

sap·ro·genic (sap′rə jenik)

adjective

producing, or produced by, putrefaction
also saprogenous sa·prog′·enous (sə präjə nəs)

Etymology: sapro- + -genic

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