hypolimnion
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noun \ˌhī-pō-ˈlim-nē-ˌän, -nē-ən\ plural hy·po·lim·nia\-nē-ə\
Definition of HYPOLIMNION
: the part of a lake below the thermocline made up of water that is stagnant and of essentially uniform temperature except during the period of overturn
Origin of HYPOLIMNION
New Latin, from hypo- + Greek limnion, diminutive of limnē lake — more at limnetic
First Known Use: 1910
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