Saprogenic
/ˌsæprəˈdʒɛnɪk/noun
Producing or causing decay or putrefaction.
Did you know?The word is built from Greek roots for “rotten” and “to produce,” so it names a thing that *makes* putrefaction happen rather than merely surviving it.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
saprós
“rotten, putrid”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-genḗs / -genēs
“born of, produced by; producing”
19th Century
English
saprogenic
“producing decay or putrefaction, especially in a biological or medical context”
Modern English
English
saprogenic
“causing or generating decay or putrefaction”
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