eutrophic

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek εὖ + τροφή, well nourished

Pronunciation

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Adjective

eutrophic (comparative more eutrophic, superlative most eutrophic)

1. (biology, 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

Derived terms

• eutrophication
• eutrophically
• eutrophicate
• hypereutrophic

Translations

rich in nutriets

• Chinese:

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

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

medicine: promoting nutrition

• Finnish: ravitseva (fi)
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Noun

eutrophic (plural eutrophics)

1. (medicine) A eutrophic medicine.

Translations

medicine: eutrophic medicine

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