Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
dziggetai
dzo
Dzongkha
Dzungaria
E (1)
E (2)
E (3)
e (1)
e (2)
e (3)
e-
e.
e-beam
e-biz
e-blocker
E-boat
e-bomb
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "dystroph..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

dystrophic

dys·troph·ic [ diss tróffik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. affected by dystrophy: relating to or affected by dystrophy

2. containing excess humus: describes a pond or lake containing unusually acidic brown water, lacking in oxygen, and unable to support much plant or animal life because of an excessive humus content

Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft