EUTROPHIC


Meaning of EUTROPHIC in English

(ˈ)yü|träfik, -rōf- adjective

Etymology: probably from eutrophy + -ic

1. : relating to or being in a well-nourished condition

2.

[probably from German eutroph eutrophic (from Greek eutrophos well nourished, nourishing) + English -ic ]

of a lake : rich in dissolved nutrients but frequently shallow and with seasonal oxygen deficiency in the hypolimnion — compare dystrophic , oligotrophic

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