[yoo-trof-ik, -troh-fik] 
| 1. | Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or being in a condition of eutrophy. |
| 2. | Ecology. (of a lake) characterized by an abundant accumulation of nutrients that support a dense growth of algae and other organisms, the decay of which depletes the shallow waters of oxygen in summer. |
| eu·troph·ic (yōō-trŏf'ĭk, -trō'fĭk) adj. Having waters rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms. Used of a lake or pond. [From Greek eutrophos, well-nourished : eu-, eu- + trephein, to nourish.] eu·troph'i·ca'tion n., eu'tro·phy (yōō'trə-fē) n. |
eutrophic eu·troph·ic (y&oomacr;-trŏf'ĭk, -trō'fĭk)
adj.
Relating to, characterized by, or promoting eutrophia.
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