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Definition of eutrophic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

eutrophic

adjective

NAmE//yuˈtrɑfɪk//

, NAmE//yuˈtroʊfɪk//

(technology)

(of a lake, river, etc.) containing too many food substances that encourage plants to grow, which then kill animal life by using too much oxygen from the water

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