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eutrophic

UK/juːˈtɹɒfɪk//juːˈtɹɑfɪk/

eutrophic adjective: 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.

Adjective

eutrophic (comparative more eutrophic, superlative most eutrophic)

  1. 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.
    Antonyms:
    oligotrophic
  2. Promoting nutrition.

Noun

eutrophic (plural eutrophics)

  1. A eutrophic medicine.

Antonyms of eutrophic

Forms of eutrophic

Adjective
comparativemore eutrophic
superlativemost eutrophic
Noun
pluraleutrophics

Origin of eutrophic

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

Words formed from eutrophic

Questions about eutrophic

What does eutrophic mean?
Eutrophic means 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.
What part of speech is eutrophic?
Eutrophic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce eutrophic?
Eutrophic is pronounced /juːˈtɹɒfɪk/ (UK).

Words near eutrophic in the dictionary

  1. eutripsia
  2. eutroferric
  3. eutroglophile
  4. eutroglophiles
  5. eutrophia
  6. eutrophic
  7. eutrophically
  8. eutrophicate
  9. eutrophicated
  10. eutrophicates
  11. eutrophicating

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