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

Lakes in Switzerland have become eutrophic—poor in oxygen due to excessive algal growth facilitated by agricultural runoff. —Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024

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