monomictic

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adjective

Having layers of water that intermix only once per year.

OriginAncient Greek μόνος →
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Meanings

adjectivemonomictic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving layers of water that intermix only once per year.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος“alone, single”
  2. Englishmonomictic

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, single”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mono- + -mictic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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