— eutrophication , n.
/yooh trof"ik, -troh"fik/ , adj.
1. Med. pertaining to or being in a condition of eutrophy.
2. Ecol. (of a lake) characterized by an abundant accumulation of nutrients that support a dense growth of algae and other organisms, the decay of which depletes the shallow waters of oxygen in summer.
[ 1880-85; EUTROPH(Y) + -IC ]