eutrophic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

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.
Promoting nutrition.

noun

/juːˈtɹɒfɪk/ /juːˈtɹəʊfɪk/ /juːˈtɹɑfɪk/ /juːˈtɹoʊfɪk/ en-us-eutrophic.ogg

eutrophic more eutrophic most eutrophic eutrophics

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + τροφικός (trophikós), literally “well-nourished”; equivalent to eu- + trophic.

oligotrophic

eutrophication eutrophically eutrophicate hypereutrophic mesoeutrophic

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