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sulfophilic

sulfophilic adjective: that thrive in environments rich in sulfur, sulfides or sulfates.

Adjective

sulfophilic (not comparable)

  1. That thrive in environments rich in sulfur, sulfides or sulfates

Forms of sulfophilic

alternative formsulphophilic

Origin of sulfophilic

From sulfo- + -philic.

Questions about sulfophilic

What does sulfophilic mean?
Sulfophilic means that thrive in environments rich in sulfur, sulfides or sulfates.
What part of speech is sulfophilic?
Sulfophilic is an adjective.

Words near sulfophilic in the dictionary

  1. sulfonyltriazole
  2. sulfonyltriazoles
  3. sulfonylurea
  4. sulfonylureas
  5. sulfophenyl
  6. sulfophilic
  7. sulfophosphate
  8. sulfophosphates
  9. sulfophosphoric
  10. sulfophosphovanillin
  11. sulfophthalocyanine

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