Meromixis
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A circumstance where a body of water does not fully mix and circulate, causing stratification. uncountable
"On the other hand, at least in a really deep tropical lake it is supposed that once thermal stratifiction is established it will be so quickly stabilized by chemical products of the lake's metabolism that meromixis will ordinarily ensue."
Example
More examples"On the other hand, at least in a really deep tropical lake it is supposed that once thermal stratifiction is established it will be so quickly stabilized by chemical products of the lake's metabolism that meromixis will ordinarily ensue."
Etymology
Back-formation from meromictic.
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