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eutrophic

/juːˈtɹɑfɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
eu-troph-ic
IPA
/juːˈtɹɑfɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.

adj

Promoting nutrition.

noun

A eutrophic medicine.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + τροφικός (trophikós), literally “well-nourished”; equivalent to eu- + trophic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /juːˈtɹɑfɪk/
  • British English: /juːˈtɹɒfɪk/

Inflected Forms

more eutrophic (comparative) most eutrophic (superlative) eutrophics (plural)

Derived Forms

eutrophication eutrophically eutrophicate hypereutrophic mesoeutrophic

Antonyms

oligotrophic

Questions

How do you pronounce eutrophic?
The recorded pronunciation is /juːˈtɹɑfɪk/.
What does eutrophic mean?
Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
Where does eutrophic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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