Example Sentences for desuetude. 1  The laws against heresy have fallen into desuetude in England, but while they lasted they were simply ferocious. 2  This fashion, Germans inform you, is falling into desuetude; but it falls slowly. 3  This custom was kept up until early in this century, when it fell into desuetude.
Eutrophication (Greek: eutrophia (from eu well + trephein nourish.); German: Eutrophie), or more precisely hypertrophication, is the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
Eutrophication happens as water bodies, such as estuaries, slow-moving streams and lakes, receive excess nutrients that trigger excessive plant growth. This increased plant growth, often referred to as an algal bloom, reduces the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water when dead plants decompose and cause other organisms to die.