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eutrophization

eutrophization is the misspelling of eutrophication.

Meaning of eutrophication

Noun

eutrophication (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophications)

  1. 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

Questions about eutrophization

What is eutrophization the misspelling of?
Eutrophization is the misspelling of eutrophication.

Words near eutrophization in the dictionary

  1. eutrophication
  2. eutrophications
  3. eutrophics
  4. eutrophied
  5. eutrophies
  6. eutrophization
  7. eutrophy
  8. eutrophying
  9. eutrustox
  10. eutrustoxes
  11. Eutsey

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