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halophil

halophil noun: halobacterium.

Noun

halophil (plural halophils)

  1. halobacterium

Forms of halophil

pluralhalophils

Origin of halophil

From halo- + -phil.

Questions about halophil

What does halophil mean?
Halophil means halobacterium.
What part of speech is halophil?
Halophil is a noun.
What is the plural of halophil?
The plural of halophil is halophils.

Words near halophil in the dictionary

  1. halophages
  2. halophenol
  3. halophenols
  4. halophenyl
  5. halophenyls
  6. halophil
  7. halophila
  8. halophilas
  9. halophile
  10. halophiles
  11. halophilia

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