eutrophic

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

eu=troph=ic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective eutrophic has 1 sense

eutrophic(a = adj.pert) Array - (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication; Array

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

eutrophic, adj. (of a lake etc.) rich in nutrients and therefore supporting a dense plant population, which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.

Derivative

eutrophicate v.tr. eutrophication n. eutrophy n.

Etymology

eutrophy f. Gk eutrophia (as EU-, trepho nourish)

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