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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesotrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
mesotroph-ic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor eutrophic (too high), nor oligotrophic (too low level).

adj

describing organisms that inhabit such water

Etymology

From meso- + -trophic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more mesotrophic (comparative) most mesotrophic (superlative)

Derived Forms

oligomesotrophic

Frequently Paired Words

mesotroph mesotrophy

Questions

What does mesotrophic mean?
providing intermediate (right) level of nutrients and minerals, nor eutrophic (too high), nor oligotrophic (too low level).
Where does mesotrophic come from?
From meso- + -trophic.

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