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eutrophication

eu·troph·i·ca·tion [ yoo tròffi káysh'n, yoo trfi káysh'n ]


noun 
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depletion of oxygen in water: the process by which a body of water becomes rich in dissolved nutrients from fertilizers or sewage, thereby encouraging the growth and decomposition of oxygen-depleting plant life and resulting in harm to other organisms

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