What does eutrophic mean?
Eutrophic means (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..
Eutrophic
/juːˈtɹɒfɪk/ · adjective
Meaning
(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..
Definitions by Sense
- (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.
- (medicine) Promoting nutrition.
- (medicine) A eutrophic medicine.
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Antonyms for eutrophic
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Word Forms
- more eutrophic
- most eutrophic
- eutrophics
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What is a synonym for eutrophic?
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What is the opposite of eutrophic?
Possible antonyms include oligotrophic.
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