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acidophile

acidophile noun: an organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.

Noun

acidophile (plural acidophiles)

  1. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
    • The presence of this and other closely related Thermoplasmales suggests that these acidophiles are important contributors to acid mine drainage and may substantially impact iron and sulfur cycles.2000, Edwards KJ, Bond PL, Gihring TM, Banfield JF, “An archaeal iron-oxidizing extreme acidophile important in acid mine drainage.”, in Science, 287(5459), pages 1796-1799, pmid:10710303
    1. A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
      • Examples of acid vegetation include specific plant associations dominated by heath, sphagnum moss and many other acidophile plants.unknown - Unknown author. FORMATION OF PEATS: Type of Vegetation. Retrieved 2005-03-13

Forms of acidophile

pluralacidophiles

Origin of acidophile

From acid + -o- + -phile.

Words formed from acidophile

Questions about acidophile

What does acidophile mean?
Acidophile means an organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
What part of speech is acidophile?
Acidophile is a noun.
What is the plural of acidophile?
The plural of acidophile is acidophiles.

Words near acidophile in the dictionary

  1. acidomucins
  2. acidopathies
  3. acidopathy
  4. acidopeptic
  5. acidophil
  6. acidophile
  7. acidophiles
  8. acidophilia
  9. acidophilic
  10. acidophilicity
  11. acidophilous

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