alkaliphile.

An organism that grows best under alkaline conditions.

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Words that belong together

• an alkaliphile culture
• alkaliphilic bacteria

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The alkaliphile culture slowed when the medium approached neutral pH.

They found alkaliphilic bacteria in the samples from the soda-rich pool.

Usage notes

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