ac·i·do·phil·ic ( s  -d -fl k) also ac·i·doph·i·lus (-d f -ls)adj. 1. Growing well in an acid medium: acidophilic bacteria. 2. Easily stained with acid dyes: an acidophilic cell. a·cid o·phil (-sd-fl), a·cido·phile (-f l) n. |
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| Noun | 1. | acidophilus - a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora - a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant genus Lactobacillus - type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae lactobacillus - a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) |
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