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ACIDOPHILE

Dictionary entry overview: What does acidophile mean?

• ACIDOPHILE (noun)
The noun ACIDOPHILE has 1 sense:

1. an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment

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

Dictionary entry details

• ACIDOPHILE (noun)

Sense 1

acidophile ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

acidophil; acidophile

Hypernyms ("acidophile" 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 plants)

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