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nitrophilous

nitrophilous adjective: thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen.

Adjective

nitrophilous (not comparable)

  1. Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen
  2. Rich in nitrogen

Origin of nitrophilous

From nitro- + -philous.

Words formed from nitrophilous

Questions about nitrophilous

What does nitrophilous mean?
Nitrophilous means thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen.
What part of speech is nitrophilous?
Nitrophilous is an adjective.

Words near nitrophilous in the dictionary

  1. nitrophenylphosphatases
  2. nitrophenyls
  3. nitrophile
  4. nitrophiles
  5. nitrophilic
  6. nitrophilous
  7. nitrophily
  8. nitrophobic
  9. nitrophobous
  10. nitrophorin
  11. nitrophorins

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