acidophile

English

Etymology

acid +‎ -o- +‎ -phile

Noun

acidophile (plural acidophiles)

2. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
   • 2000, Edwards KJ, Bond PL, Gihring TM, Banfield JF, “An archaeal iron-oxidizing extreme acidophile important in acid mine drainage.”, in Science, 287(5459), pages 1796-1799, pmid:10710303:

     The presence of this and other closely related Thermoplasmales suggests that these acidophiles are important contributors to acid mine drainage and may substantially impact iron and sulfur cycles.

   2. A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
      • unknown - Unknown author. FORMATION OF PEATS: Type of Vegetation. Retrieved 2005-03-13:

        Examples of acid vegetation include specific plant associations dominated by heath, sphagnum moss and many other acidophile plants.

Derived terms

• acidophile body
• nonacidophile

 

Related terms

• acidophil, acidophilia, acidophilic

Translations

organism that thrives under acidic conditions

• Finnish: asidofiili
• Polish: acydofil (pl) m
• Portuguese: acidófilo m
• Spanish: acidófilo (es) m

French

Etymology

From acide +‎ -phile.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

acidophile (plural acidophiles)

1. acidophilic

Noun

acidophile m (plural acidophiles)

1. acidophile

German

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Adjective

acidophile

1. inflection of acidophil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular