oligotrophy
The quality of having a low level of nutrients and mineralsThe quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals
Origin
From oligo- (“few”) + -trophy (“nutrition”).From oligo- (“few”) + -trophy (“nutrition”).
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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