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metallotolerant

metallotolerant adjective: able to tolerate a high concentration of metal ions in its environment.

Adjective

metallotolerant (comparative more metallotolerant, superlative most metallotolerant)

  1. Able to tolerate a high concentration of metal ions in its environment.

Noun

metallotolerant (plural metallotolerants)

  1. Any extremophile that is able to tolerate a high concentration of metal ions in its environment.

Forms of metallotolerant

Adjective
comparativemore metallotolerant
superlativemost metallotolerant
Noun
pluralmetallotolerants

Origin of metallotolerant

From metallo- + tolerant.

Questions about metallotolerant

What does metallotolerant mean?
Metallotolerant means able to tolerate a high concentration of metal ions in its environment.
What part of speech is metallotolerant?
Metallotolerant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near metallotolerant in the dictionary

  1. metallothioneins
  2. metallothionine
  3. metallothionines
  4. metallothioprotein
  5. metallothioproteins
  6. metallotolerant
  7. metallotolerants
  8. metallotransferase
  9. metallotransferases
  10. metallotropism
  11. metallous

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