hypolimnion

(-lim′nē än′, -ən)

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noun

an unfrozen lake's cold, lowermost, stagnant layer of oxygen-poor water that is below the thermocline

Origin: ModL < hypo- + Gr limnion, dim. of limnē, a pool of standing water

See hypolimnion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The layer of water in a thermally stratified lake that lies below the thermocline, is noncirculating, and remains perpetually cold.

Origin:

Origin: hypo-

Origin: + Greek limnē, lake, pool

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