HyperDic: acidophile

English > 1 sense of the word acidophile:
NOUNanimalacidophile, acidophilan organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
English > acidophile: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment.
Synonymacidophil
Broaderbacteria, bacterium(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
Spanishacidófilo
Catalanacidòfil
Adjectivesacidophilicespecially of some bacteria

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