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☆ hypo·lim·nion (-lim′nē än′, -ən)
noun
an unfrozen lake's cold, lowermost, stagnant layer of oxygen-poor water that is below the thermocline
Etymology: ModL < hypo- + Gr limnion, dim. of limnē, a pool of standing water
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