"meromictic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/
Etymology: Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). mero- + mictic Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μέρος||part, portion}} Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”), {{prefix|en|mero|mictic}} mero- + mictic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} meromictic (not comparable)
  1. (of a lake) Having layers of water that do not intermix. Wikipedia link: meromictic Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: meromictic lake Related terms: meromicticity, monomictic, dimictic, amictic, polymictic Translations (Having layers of water that do not intermix): 不完全循環的 (alt: ) (Chinese Mandarin), 不完全循环的 (alt: ) (Chinese Mandarin), 不完全對流的 (alt: ) (Chinese Mandarin), 不完全对流的 (alt: ) (Chinese Mandarin)

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