meromictic

English edit

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meromictic

Etymology edit

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”).^[1]

mero- +‎ mictic

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

Adjective edit

meromictic (not comparable)

(of a lake) Having layers of water that do not intermix.

Antonyms edit

holomictic

Derived terms edit

meromictic lake

Related terms edit

Translations edit

Having layers of water that do not intermix

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不完全循環的(湖)／不完全循环的(湖), 不完全對流的(湖)／不完全对流的(湖)

References edit

^ Hakala, Anu (2004). "Meromixis as a part of lake evolution - observations and a revised classification of true meromictic lakes in Finland," Boreal Environmental Research Vol. 9, pp. 37-53.

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