eutrophic

adjective

eu·​tro·​phic yü-ˈtrō-fik 

of a body of water

: characterized by the state resulting from eutrophication compare mesotrophic, oligotrophic

eutrophy

ˈyü-trə-fē 

noun

Examples of eutrophic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because unrestored eutrophic lakes produce significant methane emissions, restoring lakes and recycling the sediments for agriculture could mean a net decrease in greenhouse gases reaching the atmosphere on an ecosystem scale, Kiani says. —Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 2 May 2023

But by the 1990s, the lake’s eutrophic conditions were leading to mass die-offs of fish and birds. —Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022

The stated goal is to fix the 150-square-mile lake that has become a eutrophic soup filled with invasive organisms after a century of neglect. —Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

probably from German Eutroph eutrophic, from Greek eutrophos well-nourished, nourishing, from eu- + trephein to nourish

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above