meromictic

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/ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

adjective

Having layers of water that do not intermix.

Opposite
holomictic
OriginAncient Greek μέρος →
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Meanings

adjectivemeromictic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyHaving layers of water that do not intermix.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
holomictic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέρος“part, portion”
  2. Englishmeromictic

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 不完全循環的(湖) /不完全循环的, 不完全對流的(湖) /不完全对流的
  • 不完全循環的(湖) /不完全循环的Having layers of water that do not intermix
  • 不完全對流的(湖) /不完全对流的Having layers of water that do not intermix
Russian меромикти́ческий
  • меромикти́ческий (meromiktíčeskij)Having layers of water that do not intermix
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Chicago

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