meromictic

English

Etymology

Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”).[1] By surface analysis, mero- +‎ -mictic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

Adjective

meromictic (not comparable)

  1. (hydrology, of a lake) Having layers of water that do not intermix.

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References

  1. ^ Hakala, Anu (2004). "Meromixis as a part of lake evolution - observations and a revised classification of true meromictic lakes in Finland," Boreal Environmental Research Vol. 9, pp. 37-53.
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