acidophil

[uh-sid-uh-fil, as-i-duh-]

a·cid·o·phil

[uh-sid-uh-fil, as-i-duh-]
adjective
1.
Biology, Ecology. acidophilic.
noun
2.
Biology. an acidophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil.

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Acidophil is always a great word to know.
So is species. Does it mean:
a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat
the basic category of biological classification, composed of individuals that resemble one another are able to breed with one another
Also, a·cid·o·phile [uh-sid-uh-fahyl, as-i-duh-]


Origin:
1895–1900; acid + -o- + -phil
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acidophil or acidophile (ˈæsɪdəʊˌfɪl, əˈsɪdə-, ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl, əˈsɪdə-)
 
adj
1.  (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by acid dyes
2.  (of microorganisms) growing well in an acid environment
 
n
3.  an acidophil organism
 
[C20: see acid, -phile]
 
acidophile or acidophile
 
adj
 
n
 
[C20: see acid, -phile]

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acidophil a·cid·o·phil (ə-sĭd'ə-fĭl, ās'ĭ-də-) or a·cid·o·phile (-fīl')
n.

  1. A cell that stains readily with acid dyes.

  2. A microorganism that grows well in an acid medium.


a·cid'o·phil'ic (-fĭl'ĭk) adj.

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