eutrophic

eutrophic
/yooh trof"ik, -troh"fik/, adj.
1. Med. pertaining to or being in a condition of eutrophy.
2. Ecol. (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.
[1880-85; EUTROPH(Y) + -IC]

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