eutrophic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὖ + τροφή, well nourished

Pronunciation

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Adjective

eutrophic (comparative more eutrophic, superlative most eutrophic)

1. (agriculture, of a body of water) being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms
2. (medicine) promoting nutrition

Antonyms

• oligotrophic

Translations

rich in nutriets

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 富營養化 (cmn), 富营养化 (cmn) (fùyíngyǎnghuà)

• Finnish: rehevä (fi), runsasravinteinen (fi), eutrofinen (fi)
• German: eutrophisch (de), nährstoffreich (de)
• Irish: eotrófach (ga)
• Spanish: eutrófico (es)

medicine: promoting nutrition

• Finnish: ravitseva (fi)

Noun

eutrophic (plural eutrophics)

1. (medicine) a eutrophic medicine

Translations

medicine: eutrophic medicine