English

Adjective

oligotrophic ‎(comparative more oligotrophic, superlative most oligotrophic)

1. (physiology, of a diet) Being deficient in nutrition.
2. (geography, of a body of water) Being deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.
   • 1969 July, Fred W. Rabe and Robert C. Wissmar, “Some Effects of Antimycin in an Oligotrophic Lake” in The Progressive Fish-Culturist, volume XXXI, № 3, page 163

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See also

• oligotrophy
• eutrophy
• hypereutrophy