EUTROPHIC

eutrophic

(adjective) (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

eutrophic (comparative more eutrophic, superlative most eutrophic)

(biology, of a body of water) Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.

(medicine) Promoting nutrition.

Antonyms

• oligotrophic

Noun

eutrophic (plural eutrophics)

(medicine) A eutrophic medicine.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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