eutrophic

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adjective

Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.

Opposite
oligotrophic
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Meanings

adjectiveeutrophic (comparative more eutrophic, superlative most eutrophic)

comparative more eutrophic · superlative most eutrophic

  1. biologyBeing rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.

    Antonyms: oligotrophic

  2. medicinePromoting nutrition.
nouneutrophic (plural eutrophics)

plural eutrophics

  1. medicineA eutrophic medicine.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.

Opposite
oligotrophic

Origin

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + τροφικός (trophikós), literally “well-nourished”; equivalent to eu- + trophic.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 富營養化 /富营养化
  • 富營養化 /富营养化 (fùyíngyǎnghuà)rich in nutrients
Finnish rehevä, runsasravinteinen
  • rehevärich in nutrients
  • runsasravinteinenrich in nutrients
  • eutrofinenrich in nutrients
  • ravitsevamedicine: promoting nutrition
German eutrophisch, nährstoffreich
  • eutrophischrich in nutrients
  • nährstoffreichrich in nutrients
Irish eotrófach
  • eotrófachrich in nutrients
Norwegian næringsrik
  • næringsrikrich in nutrients
Spanish eutrófico
  • eutróficorich in nutrients
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APA

eutrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eutrophic

MLA

“eutrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eutrophic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eutrophic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eutrophic.

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