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dystrophication

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[dis-truh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌdɪs trə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

Ecology.

  1. the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.

Etymology

Origin of dystrophication

First recorded in 1965–70; dystrophic + -ation

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