eutrophic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) +‎ τροφικός (trophikós), literally “well-nourished”; equivalent to eu- +‎ trophic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /juːˈtɹɒfɪk/, /juːˈtɹəʊfɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /juːˈtɹɑfɪk/, /juːˈtɹoʊfɪk/

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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.

   Antonym: oligotrophic

2. (medicine) Promoting nutrition.

Antonyms

• oligotrophic

Derived terms

• eutrophication
• eutrophically
• eutrophicate
• hypereutrophic
• mesoeutrophic

Translations

rich in nutriets

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 富營養化／富营养化 (fùyíngyǎnghuà)

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

medicine: promoting nutrition

• Finnish: ravitseva (fi)

Noun

eutrophic (plural eutrophics)

1. (medicine) A eutrophic medicine.

Translations

medicine: eutrophic medicine