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xerophilic

xerophilic adjective: capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.

Adjective

xerophilic (comparative more xerophilic, superlative most xerophilic)

  1. Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.

Forms of xerophilic

comparativemore xerophilic
superlativemost xerophilic

Origin of xerophilic

From xero- + -philic.

Words formed from xerophilic

Questions about xerophilic

What does xerophilic mean?
Xerophilic means capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
What part of speech is xerophilic?
Xerophilic is an adjective.

Words near xerophilic in the dictionary

  1. xerophagies
  2. xerophagy
  3. xerophil
  4. xerophile
  5. xerophiles
  6. xerophilic
  7. xerophilous
  8. xerophils
  9. xerophily
  10. xerophobe
  11. xerophobes

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