eutrophication
eutrophication noun: the process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
Noun
eutrophication (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophications)
- The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
- I already hinted at the problem of sea eutrophication (where excess nutrients cause algae to flourish) due to the phosphates that used to be added to washing powder, and, surely, it is not pleasant for plants to find underfoot (or, better, "underroot") those surfactants we use daily at home...2011, Roberto Piazza, Soft Matter: The stuff that dreams are made of, page 130
- Amphisteginids and peneroplids were among the few taxa found in the bay environments, probably due to their preferences for phytal substrates and tolerance to moderate levels of eutrophication.2015 December 29, “Spatial Patterns in the Distribution, Diversity and Abundance of Benthic Foraminifera around Moorea (Society Archipelago, French Polynesia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
eutrophication meaning in Indonesian
eutrophication in Indonesian
- becoming eutrophic
- eutrofikasi
Forms of eutrophication
| plural | eutrophications |
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Origin of eutrophication
From eutrophicate + -ion.
Words formed from eutrophication
Questions about eutrophication
- What does eutrophication mean?
- Eutrophication means the process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
- What is eutrophication in Indonesian?
- Eutrophication in Indonesian is eutrofikasi. See Eutrophication meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is eutrophication?
- Eutrophication is a noun.
- What is the plural of eutrophication?
- The plural of eutrophication is eutrophications.
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