Definitions
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- noun limnology, of a lake Having two thermal overturns per year
- noun mycology Exhibiting dimixis, in which mating is governed by two
idiomorphs
Etymologies
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di- + mictic
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Examples
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Lake Saanajärvi is a dimictic, ultra-oligotrophic, clear-water lake.
Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009
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As such, many of the presently isothermal lakes are likely to become dimictic as temperatures increase.
Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009
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