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euxinic
eu·xin·ic E5252450 (yo͞ok-sĭn′ĭk)adj. Having a high concentration of hydrogen sulfide and no oxygen. Used of aquatic environments. [From Latin (Pontus) Euxīnus, the Black Sea (since the deeper waters of the Black Sea constitute such an environment), from Greek (Pontos) Euxeinos, literally, hospitable (sea), perhaps a euphemism for earlier (Pontos) Axeinos, inhospitable (sea) (a-, not + xenos, xeinos, guest, stranger; see xeno-), perhaps a folk etymology of a name of Scythian origin; akin to Avestan axšaēna-, dark-colored, blue.]euxinic
euxinic[yük′sin·ik] (hydrology) Of or pertaining to an environment of restricted circulation and stagnant or anaerobic conditions. |