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nitrophile

nitrophile noun: any nitrophilous organism.

Noun

nitrophile (plural nitrophiles)

  1. Any nitrophilous organism.

Forms of nitrophile

pluralnitrophiles

Origin of nitrophile

From nitro- + -phile.

Questions about nitrophile

What does nitrophile mean?
Nitrophile means any nitrophilous organism.
What part of speech is nitrophile?
Nitrophile is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrophile?
The plural of nitrophile is nitrophiles.

Words near nitrophile in the dictionary

  1. nitrophenylgalactosides
  2. nitrophenylpentadienal
  3. nitrophenylphosphatase
  4. nitrophenylphosphatases
  5. nitrophenyls
  6. nitrophile
  7. nitrophiles
  8. nitrophilic
  9. nitrophilous
  10. nitrophily
  11. nitrophobic

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