euxinic
/juːkˈsɪnɪk/
euxinic adjective: having restricted hydrologic circulation, leading to stagnant or anaerobic conditions.
Adjective
euxinic
- Having restricted hydrologic circulation, leading to stagnant or anaerobic conditions.
- Depleted in dissolved oxygen and containing dissolved hydrogen sulfide.
Origin of euxinic
In reference to the Black Sea, in Ancient Greek called Πόντος Εὔξεινος (Póntos Eúxeinos, “Hospitable Sea”), which is known for anoxic bottom waters.
Words that rhyme with euxinic
- clinic
- actinic
- Finnic
- amphetaminic
- caprinic
- cynic
- Darwinic
- finick
- franklinic
- hematinic
- homoclinic
- isonicotinic
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- Jacobinic
- muscarinic
- nicotinic
- paraffinic
- rabbinic
- Sinic
- vitaminic
- abietinic
- acetylinic
- acetylneuraminic
- achromatinic
- acinic
- aclinic
- acrodynic
- adenylosuccinic
- adiactinic
- agaricinic
- albinic
- alginic
- allodynic
- aluminic
- aminic
- aminolaevulinic
- aminolevulinic
- aminosuccinic
- amyelinic
- anilinic
- anodynic
- anthracyclinic
- antiallodynic
- antidinic
- antihistaminic
- antimuscarinic
- antinicotinic
- antirabbinic
- apobaraminic
- apurinic
- apyrimidinic
- argininosuccinic
- arsinic
- artemisinic
- asparaginic
- atropinic
- auxinic
- axomyelinic
- azinic
- Baltic-Finnic
- Balto-Finnic
Questions about euxinic
- What does euxinic mean?
- Euxinic means having restricted hydrologic circulation, leading to stagnant or anaerobic conditions.
- What part of speech is euxinic?
- Euxinic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce euxinic?
- Euxinic is pronounced /juːkˈsɪnɪk/.
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