mixolimnion

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noun

The upper stratum of a meromictic lake; its waters are mixed by the wind.

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Meanings

nounmixolimnion (plural mixolimnions or mixolimnia)

plural mixolimnions · plural mixolimnia

  1. The upper stratum of a meromictic lake; its waters are mixed by the wind.

Origin

From mixo- + -limnion.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“mixolimnion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixolimnion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mixolimnion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixolimnion.

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