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ac·i·do·phil·ic (

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k) also ac·i·doph·i·lus (-d

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adj.

1. Growing well in an acid medium: acidophilic bacteria.

2. Easily stained with acid dyes: an acidophilic cell.

a·cido·phil (

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), a·cido·phile (-f

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Noun

acidophile - an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment

acidophil

bacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants

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acidophile (redirected from Acidophilia)

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