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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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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