monomictic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, single”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mono- +‎ -mictic.

Adjective

monomictic (not comparable)

  1. (limnology, of a lake) Having layers of water that intermix only once per year.

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