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meromictic

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meromictic (not comparable)

(of a lake) Having layers of water that do not intermix.

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As a result, becoming meromictic greatly changes a lake's ecology. Source: Internet

In meromictic lakes, the deeper waters do not undergo this mixing; the deeper layers are more saline than the water near the surface, and are typically nearly devoid of oxygen. Source: Internet

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