Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z saponarin A glucoside found in Saponaria officinalis. saponary saponaceous; soapy or soaplike Saponi A Native American tribe historically based in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia, part of the Monacan confederacies. saponifiable Suitable for use in soap production. saponificated Synonym of saponified. saponification The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid. saponified Treated by saponification saponifier Any reagent used for saponification. saponify To convert (a fat or oil) into soap. saponin Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth. saponite A trioctahedral smectite mineral. saponitic Relating to or composed of saponite. saponoside Any of a particular class of steroid glycoside saponule A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil. sapophoric Conveying a sensation of taste. sapor A type of taste (sweetness, sourness etc.); loosely, taste, flavor. saporific taste-giving, or tasteful. saporin A ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalis Saporito A surname. saporosity The extent to which something has taste. saporous Having flavour or taste saposin Any of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes. sapota The tropical fruit from the sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh. sapotaceous Belonging to the family Sapotaceae of tropical trees. sapote The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. sapotoxin A toxic saponin. sapovirus Any virus of the genus Sapovirus Sapp A surname. Sappaac A barangay of Bangued, Abra, Philippines. Sappada A small town in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Sappadino The Germanic lect, a form of Tyrolean Bavarian, which is spoken in Sappada in Italy. sappadu A Tamil meal, typically including rice, served on a banana leaf sappanwood Wood of Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan), a flowering timber tree of the legume family Fabaceae that also yields medicine and red dye. sappare kyanite Sappenfield A surname from German. sapper A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone. Sapperton A hamlet in Church Broughton parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1834). Sappha Sappho. sapphic Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry. sapphically In a Sapphic way. Sapphira A female given name from Ancient Greek. sapphire A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. sapphireberry The plant Symplocos paniculata or its blue berry. sapphired Decorated with sapphires. sapphirelike Resembling a sapphire; intensely blue. sapphirewing A hummingbird of the genus Pterophanes, of which the great sapphirewing (Pterophanes cyanopterus) is the only species. sapphiric Resembling or characteristic of sapphires. sapphirine A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour. sapphirinid Any copepod in the family Sapphirinidae. sapphism Female homosexuality; lesbianism. sapphist A lesbian. sapphistry A seductive style supposed to be associated with women writing for a female audience. sapphite A homosexual woman. Sappho A female given name in Ancient Greek, Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ), notably borne by ancient Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos (c. 612 BCE – c. 570 BCE. sapphyrin A macrocycle, analogous to porphyrin, containing five pyrrole residues sappie A tool consisting of a curved spike or hook, fitted to a long shaft, used in logging to snag, move and hold small logs; a picaroon specifically in the context of logging. sappily In a sappy way. sappiness The property of being sappy. sapping The act by which something is sapped or depleted. Sappington A surname. sapples soap suds Sapporo The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. sappy Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy) sapraemia blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria. sapraemic Relating to, or having, sapraemia. sapric Decomposed. saprine A ptomaine from the putrefying abdominal viscera. saprist A histosol that is primarily made up of highly decomposed organic materials, often called muck. saprobe An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material saprobic Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a saprobe or saprobes; that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter. saprobically In a saprobic manner saprobicity Synonym of saprobity. saprobiological Relating to saprobiology. saprobiologist One who studies saprobiology. saprobiology The biology of decaying organic material saprobiont Synonym of saprobe. saprobiosis Obtaining energy from dead or decaying material saprobiotic Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis saprobism The condition of being saprobic saprobity A measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river. saprodontia Tooth decay; caries. saprogenic Causing or resulting from putrefaction. saprogenicity The quality of being saprogenic. saprogenous saprogenic saprol A dark brown oily compound containing phenol, creosol, and other hydrocarbons such as coal tar products, used as a disinfectant. saprolegnia Any member of the genus Saprolegnia of cotton moulds. saprolegniaceous Belonging to the family Saprolegniaceae of oomycetes. saprolegnian Any member of the genus Saprolegnia of water molds. saprolegniasis A disease caused by the Saprolegnia fungus. saprolegnious Relating to the cotton mould genus Saprolegnia. saprolegnoid Of or relating to the freshwater molds of the genus Saprolegnia. saprolignicolous Chiefly of bryophytes, dwelling in or on decaying wood. saprolite a chemically weathered rock saprolitic Of or pertaining to saprolite. sapromycetophagous That lives in decaying matter and feeds on fungi within sapromycetophagy The condition of being sapromycetophagous sapromycophagous saprophagous and/or mycophagous sapromyzid Any fly in the family Sapromyzidae, a synonym of the Lauxaniidae. sapronosis Any disease that is transmitted from an abiotic environment sapropel An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc. sapropelic Of or pertaining to sapropel. saprophagan a detritivore saprophage A detritivore. saprophagic Eating dead organic matter. saprophagous Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. saprophagy The eating of non-living organic material. saprophile Any saprophilous organism. saprophilous Thriving on dead or decaying matter. saprophytal Synonym of saprophytic. saprophyte Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. saprophytic Relating to saprophytes. saprophytically In a saprophytic manner. saprophytism The condition of being saprophytic saprophytophagous That feeds on saprophytes sapropterin Tetrahydrobiopterin. saprostomous Having bad breath. saprotroph An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing its nutrients. saprotrophic of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes) saprotrophically In a saprotrophic manner saprotrophism The condition of being saprotrophic saprotrophy saprotrophic feeding saprovore Any organism that feeds on detritus saprovorous Relating to saprovores saproxanthin A rare monocyclic carotenoid. saproxylic Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood. saproxylophagous That lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood saproxylophagy The eating of decaying wood. saprozoic feeding on dead or decaying animal matter sapsago A dry, hard cheese made from skimmed cows' milk and herbs, originating from Switzerland. sapskull A stupid person; a saphead. sapstreak A fungal disease of sugar maples caused by Ceratocystis coerulescens. sapsucker A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees sapsucking Feeding on sap from plants. Saptagram A major port in southern Bengal in ancient and medieval times, corresponding in modern times to part of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. saptak A series of seven notes in Indian music, analogous to an octave. Saptamatrikas A collective term for the mother goddesses Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshvari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi, and Chamunda. Saptami The seventh day (tithi) of the fortnight (paksha) in Hindu lunar calendar. saptapadi The ritual circling of a fire seven times by the bride and groom at a Hindu wedding. saptaratha Seven faceted (in relation to architecture of Hindu temple dome). Saptarishi Ursa Major Saptarshi the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature. sapu to eat up sapucaia A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot (any of several species in the genus Lecythis). sapucainha The plant Carpotroche brasiliensis. Sapulpa A city, the county seat of Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. Also partly in Tulsa County. Saputo A surname from Italian. sapwood The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap). sapyaw A kind of large fishing net used mainly in the Philippines. sapygid Any wasp in the family Sapygidae. Saqqaq The Paleo-Eskimo people who inhabited west-central Greenland circa 2500–800BC and who formed the Saqqaq culture.