oligotrophic

English

Etymology

oligo- +‎ -trophic

Pronunciation

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Adjective

oligotrophic (comparative more oligotrophic, superlative most oligotrophic)

(physiology, of a diet) Being deficient in nutrition.
(geography, of a body of water) Being deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.
- 1969 July, Fred W. Rabe and Robert C. Wissmar, “Some Effects of Antimycin in an Oligotrophic Lake” in The Progressive Fish-Culturist, volume XXXI, № 3, page 163

Translations

of a diet: deficient in nutrition

German: oligotroph

of a body of water: deficient in plant nutrients

Catalan: oligotròfic
Galician: oligotrófico
Italian: oligotrofico (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: oligotrof, næringsfattig
Nynorsk: oligotrof, næringsfattig

Spanish: oligotrófico (es)

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