Monimolimnion
//ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above.
"Mermomictic^([sic – meaning meromictic]) lakes may have an extremely high calcium carbonate content in the monimolimnion."
Example
More examples"Mermomictic^([sic – meaning meromictic]) lakes may have an extremely high calcium carbonate content in the monimolimnion."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”) + -limnion (from Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (lĭ́mnē, “lake”) + -ion), first appearing in the writings of British ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991).
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