EUTROPHIC


Meaning of EUTROPHIC in English

adj. (of a lake etc.) rich in nutrients and therefore supporting a dense plant population, which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen. eutrophicate v.tr. eutrophication n. eutrophy n.

[ eutrophy f. Gk eutrophia (as EU-, trepho nourish) ]

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