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