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acidophilic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæsɪdoʊˈfɪlɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæsɪdəʊˈfɪlɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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- English -philic English acidophilic From acid + -o- + -philic.

Meanings

  1. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
  2. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most acidophilic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more acidophilic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

alkaliphilic

Deriveds

nonacidophilic · acidophilicity

Hyponyms

eosinophilic

Relateds

acidophil · acidophile

Synonyms

acidophilous

Translations (15)

ca acidòfil (thriving under acidic conditions) · nl zuurminnend (thriving under acidic conditions) · cs acidofilní (thriving under acidic conditions) · de acidophil (thriving under acidic conditions) · pl kwasolubny (thriving under acidic conditions) · nl acidofiel (thriving under acidic conditions) · pt acidófilo (thriving under acidic conditions) · fi asidofiilinen (thriving under acidic conditions) · hu acidofil (easily stained with acidic dyes) · de acidoklin (thriving under acidic conditions) · fi happohakuinen (thriving under acidic conditions) · ru ацидофильный (thriving under acidic conditions) · de säureliebend (thriving under acidic conditions) · pl acydofilny (thriving under acidic conditions) · fr acidophile (thriving under acidic conditions)