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sulphophilic

sulphophilic is the alternative form of sulfophilic.

Meaning of sulfophilic

Adjective

sulfophilic (not comparable)

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

Origin of sulphophilic

From sulpho- + -philic.

Questions about sulphophilic

What is sulphophilic the alternative form of?
Sulphophilic is the alternative form of sulfophilic.

Words near sulphophilic in the dictionary

  1. sulphonylhydrazones
  2. sulphonyls
  3. sulphonylurea
  4. sulphonylureas
  5. sulphophenyl
  6. sulphophilic
  7. sulphophosphate
  8. sulphophosphates
  9. sulphophosphite
  10. sulphophosphites
  11. sulphophosphoric

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