ADJECTIVE | all | acid-loving | thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7) |
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Meaning | Thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7). | |
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Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
Narrower | acidophilic, acidophilous, aciduric | especially of some bacteria |
Opposite | alkaline-loving | Thriving in a relatively alkaline environment |
Catalan | acidòfil |
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