meromictic

English

Etymology

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- +‎ -mictic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

Adjective

meromictic (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

• holomictic

Derived terms

• meromictic lake
• meromixis

Related terms

• meromicticity
• monomictic
• dimictic
• amictic
• polymictic

Translations

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)