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oligotrophy

oligotrophy noun: the quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals.

Noun

oligotrophy (uncountable)

  1. (a body of water) the quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals

oligotrophy meaning in Tamil

oligotrophy in Tamil

போதாவூட்டநிலை, பற்றாவூட்டம்

Origin of oligotrophy

From oligo- (“few”) + -trophy (“nutrition”).

Words formed from oligotrophy

Questions about oligotrophy

What does oligotrophy mean?
Oligotrophy means the quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals.
What is oligotrophy in Tamil?
Oligotrophy in Tamil is போதாவூட்டநிலை, பற்றாவூட்டம். See Oligotrophy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oligotrophy?
Oligotrophy is a noun.

Words near oligotrophy in the dictionary

  1. oligotrophically
  2. oligotrophication
  3. oligotrophicity
  4. oligotrophization
  5. oligotrophs
  6. oligotrophy
  7. oligotropic
  8. oligotropical
  9. oligotype
  10. oligotypes
  11. oligotypic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oligotrophy (page history and authors); oligotrophy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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