sapraemia

/ (sæˈpriːmɪə) /

noun

pathol blood poisoning caused by toxins of putrefactive bacteria

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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby sapraemia

sapphirine, sapphism, sappho, sapporo, sappy, sapraemia, sapremia, sapro-, saprobe, saprobiology, saprobiont

Derived forms of sapraemia

sapraemic, adjective

Word Origin for sapraemia

C19: New Latin, from sapro- + -emia

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