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ACIDOPHIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acidophil mean? 

ACIDOPHIL (noun)
  The noun ACIDOPHIL has 1 sense:

1. an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environmentplay

  Familiarity information: ACIDOPHIL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACIDOPHIL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

acidophil; acidophile

Hypernyms ("acidophil" is a kind of...):

bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

Derivation:

acidophilic (especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium)


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