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tripton Biol. and Oceanogr.|ˈtrɪptən|
[ad. G. tripton (J. Wilhelmi 1917, in Arch. für Hydrobiol. XI. 115), f. Gr. τριπτόν, neut. of τριπτός that which is rubbed or pounded, f. τρίβειν to rub or pound.]
The non-living part of the fine particulate matter suspended in water. Cf. seston.
1931R. N. Chapman Animal Ecol. xvi. 325 The dry organic matter has been selected as the measure because it eliminates a large amount of detritus (‘Tripton’ of Wilhelmi, 1917). 1957G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. xvii. 897 The phytoplankton, or possibly bacteria associated with organic tripton, produce a good supply of thiamin. 1978Nature 21 Sept. 194/1 As spring and summer pass, decaying organic matter (tripton) from the overlying water accumulates on or near the chemocline where its continued decomposition removed any dissolved oxygen from the overlying water mass. |