mesotrophic

adjective

me·​so·​tro·​phic ˌme-zə-ˈtrō-fik 

ˌmē-,

-sə-,

-ˈträ-fik

of a body of water

: having a moderate amount of dissolved nutrients compare eutrophic, oligotrophic

Examples of mesotrophic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This leaves the deep-water mesotrophic reefs—which are less likely to suffer from bleaching and may be critical for reef recovery—under-studied. —Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Smithsonian, 17 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above