mesolimnion

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noun

The layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion.

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Meanings

nounmesolimnion (plural mesolimnions)

plural mesolimnions

  1. The layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion.

    Mixolimnion and monimolimnion are separated by a third layer called mesolimnion which is characterized by sharp gradients of dissolved Fe and salinity.

    2016 January 7, “Distribution of Dehalococcoidia in the Anaerobic Deep Water of a Remote Meromictic Crater Lake and Detection of Dehalococcoidia -Derived Reductive Dehalogenase Homologous Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From meso- + -limnion.

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mesolimnion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesolimnion

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Chicago

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