eutrophy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]eutrophy (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophies)
- (medicine) healthy nutrition
- (geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
Verb
[edit]eutrophy (third-person singular simple present eutrophies, present participle eutrophying, simple past and past participle eutrophied)
- (transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “eutrophy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.