saprogenic

adjective

sap·​ro·​gen·​ic ˌsa-prə-ˈje-nik 

: of, causing, or resulting from putrefaction

saprogenicity

ˌsa-prə-jə-ˈni-sə-tē 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for saprogenic

• allergenic
• androgenic
• antigenic
• authigenic
• autogenic
• biogenic
• bronchogenic
• chromogenic
• cryogenic
• echogenic
• estrogenic
• isogenic

Medical Definition

saprogenic

adjective

sap·​ro·​gen·​ic ˌsap-rə-ˈjen-ik 

variants also saprogenous

sa-ˈpräj-ə-nəs 

: of, causing, or resulting from putrefaction

saprogenic bacteria

saprogenicity

-rō-jə-ˈnis-ət-ē 

noun

plural saprogenicities