English Explanatory Dictionary

meromictic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having layers of water that do not intermix.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meromictic.wav

Word forms

meromictic

Etymology

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic.

Antonyms

holomictic

Related words

meromicticity monomictic dimictic amictic polymictic

Derived words

meromictic lake meromixis
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