# meromictic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɛɹ.əˈmɪk.tɪk/

## Definitions
1. Having layers of water that do not intermix.

## Etymology
Scientific neologism (1935), after holomictic. From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, mero- + -mictic.

## Source
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