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barophobic

barophobic adjective: not adapted to survive at high pressures.

Adjective

barophobic (comparative more barophobic, superlative most barophobic)

  1. Not adapted to survive at high pressures.
    • Non-marine bacteria: Freshwater and parasitic bacteria are barophobic.2001, Edited by Rabin Sen Gupta, The Indian Ocean: A Perspective, Volume 2, →ISBN, page 500

Forms of barophobic

comparativemore barophobic
superlativemost barophobic

Origin of barophobic

From baro- + -phobic.

Words that rhyme with barophobic

Questions about barophobic

What does barophobic mean?
Barophobic means not adapted to survive at high pressures.
What part of speech is barophobic?
Barophobic is an adjective.

Words near barophobic in the dictionary

  1. barophiles
  2. barophilic
  3. barophilicity
  4. barophily
  5. barophobia
  6. barophobic
  7. barophysical
  8. baropleion
  9. baropleions
  10. baropodometer
  11. baropodometers

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