dimictic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, di- + -mictic.
Noun
[edit]dimictic
- (limnology, of a lake) Having two thermal overturns per year.
- (mycology) Exhibiting dimixis, in which mating is governed by two idiomorphs.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (limnology): monomictic
- (mycology): homomictic, diaphoromictic