oligotrophic

English

Etymology

oligo- +‎ -trophic

Pronunciation

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Adjective

oligotrophic (comparative more oligotrophic, superlative most oligotrophic)

1. (physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment)
2. (biology, of a body of water) being poor in nutrients and minerals and therefore not having an excessive growth of algae and thus a no diminished oxygen content to other organisms.

   Antonym: eutrophic

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

Translations

of a diet: deficient in nutrition

• German: oligotroph (de)

of a wetland: deficient in plant nutrients

• Catalan: oligotròfic
• Galician: oligotrófico
• Italian: oligotrofico (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: oligotrof, næringsfattig

  Nynorsk: oligotrof, næringsfattig

• Spanish: oligotrófico (es)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Danish: ^{(please verify)} oligotrof (da)

See also

• oligotrophy
• eutrophy
• hypereutrophy