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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A eutrophic medicine.

Adjective

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   Promoting nutrition.

Adjective

1. 1
   (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

oligotrophic

Etymology

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

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