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.

Derivatives:

eutrophicate v.tr. eutrophication n. eutrophy n.

Etymology: eutrophy f. Gk eutrophia (as EU-, trepho nourish)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.