Definitions For Oligotrophic

Adjective

(physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment) (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. :{{antonyms, en, eutrophic}} (geography, of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.

Translations

German: oligotroph Catalan: oligotròfic Galician: oligotrófico Italian: oligotrofico Norwegian: : Bokmål: oligotrof, næringsfattig : Nynorsk: oligotrof, næringsfattig Spanish: oligotrófico {{checktrans-top}} Danish: {{t+check, da, oligotrof}}

Etymology

{{confix, en, oligo, trophic}}

See also

oligotrophy eutrophy hypereutrophy