eutrophication-inducing
|eu-troph-i-ca-tion-induc-ing|
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/juːˌtroʊfɪˈkeɪʃənɪnˈduːsɪŋ/
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/juːˌtrɒfɪˈkeɪʃənɪnˈdjuːsɪŋ/
causing nutrient overload (in water)
Etymology
'eutrophication-inducing' is a modern compound formed in English by combining 'eutrophication' and the present participle 'inducing'. 'Eutrophication' itself was coined in scientific contexts from Greek elements, while 'inducing' derives from Latin through French and English.
'eutrophication' was formed in 20th-century scientific English from Greek roots 'eu-' (good, well) + 'troph-' (nourishment) with the nominalizing suffix '-ation'. 'induce' originates from Latin 'inducere' ('in-' + 'ducere' meaning 'to lead in'), passed into Old French as 'induire' and then into Middle English as 'induce'; the present participle form 'inducing' is the English verbal adjective used to form compounds like this.
The compound originally (and still) means 'causing nutrient enrichment of aquatic systems'; over time the term 'eutrophication' became specialized in ecology to refer specifically to nutrient-driven algal blooms and associated oxygen depletion, and the compound retains that technical sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
causing, promoting, or likely to cause eutrophication — the excessive enrichment of a water body with nutrients (especially nitrogen and phosphorus) that leads to algal blooms, oxygen depletion, and harm to aquatic life.
Eutrophication-inducing runoff from farms has increased the frequency of summer algal blooms in the lake.
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Last updated: 2025/12/22 16:57