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eutrophic
[ yoo-trof-ik, -troh-fik ]
adjective
- Medicine/Medical. relating to or being in a condition of eutrophy, or healthy or adequate nutrition or development.
- Ecology. (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. Compare oligotrophic.
eutrophic
/ -ˈtrəʊ-; juːˈtrɒfɪk /
adjective
- (of lakes and similar habitats) rich in organic and mineral nutrients and supporting an abundant plant life, which in the process of decaying depletes the oxygen supply for animal life Compare oligotrophic
eutrophic
/ ̅̅-ٰŏ′ĭ,-ٰō′ĭ /
- Having waters rich in phosphates, nitrates, and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae. Used of a lake, pond, or stream.
- Compare dystrophic
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܳDZ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٰDZi·tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Because unrestored eutrophic lakes produce significant methane emissions, restoring lakes and recycling the sediments for agriculture could mean a net decrease in greenhouse gases reaching the atmosphere on an ecosystem scale, Kiani says.
But by the 1990s, the lake’s eutrophic conditions were leading to mass die-offs of fish and birds.
An excess of nutrients – known as eutrophic conditions – can cause massive algal blooms.
Associated words: hygiene, Hygeia, hygienic, hygienics, eucrasy, sanitation, sanitarian, soteriology, eutrophic, hygienist, sanitary. healthful, a. healthy; salubrious, wholesome. healthy, a. hale, well, hearty; salubrious, salutary, wholesome.
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