acidophile

 [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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Acidophile is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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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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