acidophile.

An organism that grows best under acidic conditions.

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Words that belong together

• an acidophilic microbe
• an acidophile culture

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The acidophile culture grew fastest under conditions that inhibited the comparison species.

She measured the pH before describing the organism as an acidophile.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular acidophile; plural acidophiles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.