Meromictic

//ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having layers of water that do not intermix. not-comparable

Etymology

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic.

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meromictic lake

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