eutrophy

eutrophy
/yooh"treuh fee/, n.
1. Med. healthy or adequate nutrition or development.
2. Ecol. the state of being eutrophic.
[1715-25; < Gk eutrophía. See EU-, TROPHO-, -Y3]

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  • eutrophy — SYN: eutrophia …   Medical dictionary

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  • eutrophy — eu·tro·phy …   English syllables

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