eutrophic
English
/juːˈtɹɒfɪk/, /juːˈtɹɑfɪk/
adj
Definitions
- (biology) 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.
Etymology
Compound from grc (half, un-) + εὖ + τροφικός prefix from English trophic.
Origin
English
trophic
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asynartete English
- chondrotrophic English
- eutrophically English
- eutrophicate English
- exotrophic English
- hemistich English
- hypereutrophic English
- mesoeutrophic English
- midtrophic English
- nontrophic English
- trophic English
- trophically English
- τροφικός Ancient Greek
- grc nocat=1
- εὖ nocat=1
- τροφικός nocat=1