eutrophicate
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eutrophicate — eutrophˈicate transitive verb and intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑eutrophy … Useful english dictionary
List of English back-formations — Back formation refers to either the process of creating a new lexeme (less precisely, a new word ) by removing actual or supposed affixes, or to the neologism formed by such a process. Back formations are shortened words created from longer words … Wikipedia
Feral goat — is the name given to the domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus ) when it has become established in the wild. Feral goats occur in Australia, New Zealand,Ireland, Great Britain, the Galapagos and in many other parts of the world. When feral goats… … Wikipedia
eutrophic — [ju: trəʊfɪk, trɒfɪk] adjective Ecology (of a body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen. Derivatives eutrophicate verb eutrophication noun… … English new terms dictionary
eutrophic — adj. (of a lake etc.) rich in nutrients and therefore supporting a dense plant population, which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen. Derivatives: eutrophicate v.tr. eutrophication n. eutrophy n. Etymology: eutrophy f. Gk eutrophia (as EU … Useful english dictionary
eu|tro|phi|cate — «yoo TROF uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to be or become eutrophic; undergo eutrophication: »The increased growth of vegetation in the water and the proliferation of algae in huge blotches of green slime…causes lakes to… … Useful english dictionary
