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oligotrophic

oligotrophic adjective: deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment).

Adjective

oligotrophic (comparative more oligotrophic, superlative most oligotrophic)

  1. Deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment).
  2. Being poor in nutrients and minerals.
    Antonyms:
    eutrophic
  3. Deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.

Antonyms of oligotrophic

Forms of oligotrophic

comparativemore oligotrophic
superlativemost oligotrophic

Origin of oligotrophic

From oligo- + -trophic.

Words formed from oligotrophic

Questions about oligotrophic

What does oligotrophic mean?
Oligotrophic means deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment).
What part of speech is oligotrophic?
Oligotrophic is an adjective.

Words near oligotrophic in the dictionary

  1. oligotrichous
  2. oligotrichs
  3. oligotrimer
  4. oligotrimers
  5. oligotroph
  6. oligotrophic
  7. oligotrophically
  8. oligotrophication
  9. oligotrophicity
  10. oligotrophization
  11. oligotrophs

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