| NOUN | animal | acidophil, acidophile | an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment |
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| Meaning | An organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment. | |
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| Synonym | acidophile | |
| Broader | bacteria, bacterium | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission |
| Spanish | acidófilo | |
| Catalan | acidòfil | |
| Adjectives | acidophilic | especially of some bacteria |
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