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EUTROPHIC
Definition of EUTROPHIC
adjective
Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
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Other senses
EUTROPHIC carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of algae and aquatic plants, resulting in a reduction of dissolved oxygen. Used of a lake or pond.
Pertaining to or promoting healthy nutrition.
noun
A medical agent employed to improve the nutrition.
adjective
promoting nutrition
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + τροφικός (trophikós), literally “well-nourished”; equivalent to eu- + trophic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
EUTROPHIC in a sentence
“Within the miombo vegetation, "islands" of other vegetation types, such as eutrophic savanna on richer soils, river terraces and floodplains, provide superior forage.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EUTROPHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 115 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
EUTROPHIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEHIOPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EUTROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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