Dictionary

acidophile en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English acidophile From acid + -o- + -phile.

Meanings

1. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
   • The presence of this and other closely related Thermoplasmales suggests that these acidophiles are important contributors to acid mine drainage and may substantially impact iron and sulfur cycles. 2000, Edwards KJ, Bond PL, Gihring TM, Banfield JF, “An archaeal iron-oxidizing extreme acidophile important in acid mine drainage.”, in Science, 287(5459), pages 1796-1799, pmid:10710303:
2. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile. ▸ A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
   • Examples of acid vegetation include specific plant associations dominated by heath, sphagnum moss and many other acidophile plants. unknown - Unknown author. FORMATION OF PEATS: Type of Vegetation. Retrieved 2005-03-13

Forms

Deriveds

nonacidophile · acidophile body

Relateds

acidophil · acidophilic · acidophilia

Translations (4)

es acidófilo (organism that thrives under acidic conditions) · fi asidofiili (organism that thrives under acidic conditions) · pl acydofil (organism that thrives under acidic conditions) · pt acidófilo (organism that thrives under acidic conditions)