Eutrophication literally means “nourishing well,” but in current usage it refers to the inadvertent nourishing of algae in lakes to the detriment of other living things (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dys|tro|phi|ca|tion — «DIHS truh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. the pollution of streams, lakes, and other bodies of water, by domestic and industrial wastes and runoff from fertilized agricultural areas: »The sea can probably tolerate the runoff indefinitely but along the way … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
eutrophication — eu·tro·phi·ca·tion (u″tro fĭ kaґshən) the promotion of excessive growth of an organism to the disadvantage of other organisms in the same ecosystem by oversupplying the former with nutrients; e.g., the stimulation of excessive… … Medical dictionary
dystrophication — dys•tro•phi•ca•tion [[t]ˌdɪs trə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. ecl the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
het — che·che·het; het·er·aki·dae; het·er·a·kis; het·er·an·drous; het·er·an·gi·um; het·er·an·the·ra; het·er·atomic; het·er·auxesis; het·er·axial; het·er·ism; het·er·i·za·tion; het·ero·agglutinin; het·ero·autotroph; het·ero·autotrophic; het·ero·auxin;… … English syllables
ero — ac·cel·ero·graph; cir·cum·ero·sion; ero·di·um; ero·genesis; ero·si·bil·i·ty; ero·si·ble; ero·sion; ero·sion·al; ero·sion·ist; ero·sive; ero·sive·ness; ero·to·genesis; ero·to·gen·ic; ero·to·ge·nic·i·ty; ero·to·ma·nia; ero·to·path;… … English syllables
