acidophilic (redirected from hepatocellular acidophilic bodies)

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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Adj.

1.

acidophilic - especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium acidophilous, aciduric acid-loving - thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)