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Definition of Eutrophic
1. Adjective. (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication.
Definition of Eutrophic
1. Adjective. (context: of a swamp etc) 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 ¹
2. Adjective. (medicine) promoting nutrition ¹
3. Noun. (medicine) a eutrophic medicine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eutrophic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Eutrophic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eutrophic
Literary usage of Eutrophic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"The species composition of Spirit Lake after the eruption was considered to be
similar to a eutrophic lake, if such a eutrophic lake was located in the ..."
2. Macroeconomic Policy and Agricultural Development by Maury E. Bredahl (1998)
"By the late 1970s, the lake had become highly eutrophic with nutrient-enriched
... In 1978, New Hampshire's Kezar Lake was determined to be eutrophic. ..."
3. A Commitment to Watershed Protection: A Review to the Clean Lakes Program by John Butler (1993)
"By the late 1970s, the lake had become highly eutrophic with nutrient-enriched
sediments, and was very shallow. This greatly decreased its recreational ..."
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