eutrophication-promoting
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/juːˌtroʊfɪˈkeɪʃən-prəˈmoʊtɪŋ/
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/juːˌtrɒfɪˈkeɪʃən-prəˈməʊtɪŋ/
causing nutrient enrichment
Etymology
'eutrophication-promoting' originates from modern English, formed by combining 'eutrophication' (from Neo-Latin/Greek roots) and 'promoting' (from Latin 'promovere', where 'pro-' meant 'forward' and 'movere' meant 'to move').
'eutrophication' developed in scientific English in the 20th century from 'eutrophic' (Neo-Latin from Greek 'eu-' + 'trophē'), and 'promoting' comes from Latin 'promovere' via Old French/Latin-derived English 'promote'; these elements were combined in modern usage to describe things that encourage eutrophication.
Originally, Greek 'eu-' + 'trophē' implied 'well-nourished'; 'eutrophic' came to describe nutrient-rich (often overly so) environments such as waters. 'Promote' originally meant 'to move forward' and evolved to mean 'to encourage or accelerate'; combined, the compound now specifically denotes causing or encouraging nutrient enrichment of ecosystems.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
causing, accelerating, or otherwise contributing to eutrophication — the excessive enrichment of water bodies with nutrients (especially nitrogen and phosphorus), often leading to algal blooms, oxygen depletion, and negative ecological effects.
The factory's untreated effluent was eutrophication-promoting, supplying high levels of phosphorus to the lake.
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Last updated: 2025/09/25 05:13