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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
eutrophic
 
SYLLABICATION:eu·troph·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  y-trfk, -trfk
ADJECTIVE: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek eutrophos, well-nourished : eu-, eu- + trephein, to nourish.
OTHER FORMS:eu·trophi·cation —NOUN
eutro·phy (ytr-f) —NOUN
 
 
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