iodophilic

English

Etymology

iodo- +‎ -philic

Adjective

iodophilic (comparative more iodophilic, superlative most iodophilic)

1. Binding to iodine, or containing starches that bind to iodine, and therefore detectable or identifiable by staining with iodine.
   • 1960, Lilian E. Hawker, An Introduction to the Biology of Micro-organisms‎^[1], E. Arnold, page 345:

     Cellulose decomposition is associated with iodophilic bacteria (i.e. organisms which reveal starch-like substances when stained with iodine) and^[sic] which are found in large numbers attached to plant debris among the rumen contents.