EUTROPHICATION


Meaning of EUTROPHICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yü-ˌtrō-fə-ˈkā-shən, ˌyü-trə-fə- ]

noun

Date: 1946

: the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients (as phosphates) that stimulate the growth of aquatic plant life usually resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.