acidophile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
  2. A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.

Word forms

acidophile acidophiles

Etymology

From acid + -o- + -phile.

Derived words

acidophile body nonacidophile

Translations

Finnish: asidofiili Polish: acydofil Portuguese: acidófilo Spanish: acidófilo
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