acidophil

ac·i·do·phil·ic  (s-d-flk) also ac·i·doph·i·lus (-df-ls)

adj.

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

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

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a·cido·phil (-sd-fl), a·cido·phile (-fl) n.

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Noun

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acidophil - an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment acidophile 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