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microaerophilous

microaerophilous is the alternative form of microaerophilic.

Meaning of microaerophilic

Adjective

microaerophilic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a microaerophile or to microaerophily.
  2. Able to thrive in an environment low in oxygen.

Origin of microaerophilous

From micro- + aerophilous.

Questions about microaerophilous

What is microaerophilous the alternative form of?
Microaerophilous is the alternative form of microaerophilic.

Words near microaerophilous in the dictionary

  1. microaerophile
  2. microaerophiles
  3. microaerophilia
  4. microaerophilic
  5. microaerophilically
  6. microaerophilous
  7. microaerophily
  8. microaerosol
  9. microaerosols
  10. microaerotolerant
  11. microaffinities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microaerophilous (page history and authors); microaerophilic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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