eutrophication

English

Eutrophication in a canal

Etymology

eutrophicate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

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Noun

eutrophication (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophications)

1. (biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.

Related terms

• eutrophicate

Translations

becoming eutrophic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 富營養化／富营养化 (fùyíngyǎnghuà)

• Czech: eutrofizace f
• Danish: eutrofiering c, overgødskning c
• Dutch: eutrofiëring (nl) f
• Faroese: ovtaðing f
• Finnish: rehevöityminen
• French: eutrophisation (fr)
• Indonesian: eutrofikasi (id)
• Italian: eutrofizzazione f
• Occitan: eutrofizacion
• Russian: эвтрофика́ция (ru) f (evtrofikácija)
• Swedish: eutrofiering c, övergödning (sv) c
• Turkish: ötrofikasyon (tr)