micto-, -mict-
(Greek: mix, mixed; thrown together, blended)
allomixis, allomictic
Cross fertilization.
amictic
1. A reference to a lake that has no period of overturn because it is perennially frozen.
2. Pertaining to females that produce unfertilized eggs that develop into offspring of just one sex.
amphimixis, amphimict
1. A term used to indicate the fact that both parents contribute to the inheritance of their offspring.
2. True sexual reproduction; the union of male and female gametes; may be either autogamy (inbreeding) or allogamy (outbreeding).
dimictic
Used for a lake that has two seasonal overturn periods of free circulation, with accompanying disruption of the thermocline.
holomictic
A reference to a lake that has complete free circulation throughout the water column at the time of winter cooling.
meromictic
A description of a lake that is permanently stratified due to the presence of a density gradient (pycnocline) resulting from chemical stratification.
mictic
Pertaining to patterns of water circulation in a lake.
monomictic
A reference to a lake having a single period of free circulation or overturn per year, with consequent disruption of the thermocline; it may be either cold monomictic or warm monomictic.
pilimiction, pilimictio
The passage in the urine of hairs or hairlike structures, such as threads of mucus.
polymictic
Referring to a lake having no persistent thermal stratification which is continually circulating with only brief periods of stability.
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