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aerophilic

aerophilic adjective: that thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen.

Adjective

aerophilic (not comparable)

  1. (especially) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen

Origin of aerophilic

From aero- + -philic.

Words formed from aerophilic

Questions about aerophilic

What does aerophilic mean?
Aerophilic means that thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen.
What part of speech is aerophilic?
Aerophilic is an adjective.

Words near aerophilic in the dictionary

  1. aerophilatelist
  2. aerophilatelists
  3. aerophilately
  4. aerophile
  5. aerophiles
  6. aerophilic
  7. aerophilous
  8. aerophobe
  9. aerophobes
  10. aerophobia
  11. aerophobic

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