Etymology

-mictic

Today it means: Refers to the manner in which a body of water stratifies. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μίξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμίξις“mingling”
  2. English today-mictic

From Ancient Greek μίξις (míxis, “mingling”). First used in holomictic.

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