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EUTROPHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
eutrophication (excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life)
Domain category:
ecology (the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
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