epilimnetic
adjective
ep·i·lim·net·ic
\¦epə¦lim¦netik\
variants: less commonly
epilimnial
\-mnēəl\Definition of epilimnetic
: of, relating to, or constituting an epilimnion
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Origin and Etymology of epilimnetic
New Latin epilimnion + English -etic or -al
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