noun
brownification
Brownification (noun) means the turning of water in lakes and streams brown, often as plant matter dissolves into it.
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The turning of water in lakes and streams brown, often as plant matter dissolves into it.
"Using a multi-seasonal, low trophic state mesocosm experiment, we investigated how higher water temperature and brownification affect plankton community composition, phenology, and functioning."
— , Increasing Water Temperature Triggers Dominance of Small Freshwater Plankton (2015)
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Etymology
Formed from brown and -ification.
Rhymes for brownification
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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What is the meaning of brownification?
"brownification" (noun) means the turning of water in lakes and streams brown, often as plant matter dissolves into it.