dystrophication

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

noun Ecology.

the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.

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Origin of dystrophication

First recorded in 1965–70; dystrophic + -ation

Words nearby dystrophication

dystonic reaction, dystopia, dystrophia unguium, dystrophic, dystrophic calcification, dystrophication, dystrophin, dystrophoneurosis, dystrophy, dysuria, dysversion
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