"oligotrophic" meaning in All languages combined

See oligotrophic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-oligotrophic.ogg [US] Forms: more oligotrophic [comparative], most oligotrophic [superlative]
Etymology: oligo- + -trophic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oligo|trophic}} oligo- + -trophic Head templates: {{en-adj}} oligotrophic (comparative more oligotrophic, superlative most oligotrophic)
  1. (physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment) Categories (topical): Physiology Translations (of a diet: deficient in nutrition): oligotroph (German)
    Sense id: en-oligotrophic-en-adj-ipFI-XXb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oligo-, English terms suffixed with -trophic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oligo-: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trophic: 34 37 29 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'of a diet: deficient in nutrition': 64 9 27
  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. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-oligotrophic-en-adj-I0qpEo1v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oligo-, English terms suffixed with -trophic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oligo-: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trophic: 34 37 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (geography, of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus. Categories (topical): Geography Translations (of a wetland: deficient in plant nutrients): oligotròfic (Catalan), oligotrófico (Galician), oligotrofico (Italian), oligotrof (Norwegian Bokmål), næringsfattig (Norwegian Bokmål), oligotrof (Norwegian Nynorsk), næringsfattig (Norwegian Nynorsk), oligotrófico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-oligotrophic-en-adj-6M3YSBMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oligo-, English terms suffixed with -trophic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oligo-: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trophic: 34 37 29 Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a wetland: deficient in plant nutrients': 25 14 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oligotrophy, eutrophy, hypereutrophy

Alternative forms

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