- acidophilic
- adjective Date: circa 1900 1. staining readily with acid stains ; acidophil 2. preferring or thriving in a relatively acid environment
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acidophilic — acidophilous acidophilousadj. 1. 1 growing well in an acid medium; said of some bacteria Syn: aciduric [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acidophilic — Having an affinity for acid dyes; denoting a cell or tissue element that stains with an acid dye, such as eosin. SYN: oxychromatic. * * * acid·o·phil·ic fil ik adj 1) staining readily with acid stains … Medical dictionary
acidophilic — См. acidophilous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acidophilic — /euh sid euh fil ik, as i deuh /, adj. 1. Biol. having an affinity for acid stains; eosinophilic. 2. Ecol. thriving in or requiring an acid environment. Also, acidophilous /as i dof euh leuhs/, oxyphilic. [1895 1900; ACIDOPHIL + IC] * * * … Universalium
acidophilic — adjective of, relating to, or being an acidophile … Wiktionary
acidophilic — adj. (Biology) readily absorbs acid dyes; grows well in an acid environment … English contemporary dictionary
acidophilic — [ˌasɪdə(ʊ) fɪlɪk, əˌsɪd ] adjective Biology 1》 relating to or denoting cells readily stained with acid dyes. 2》 growing best in acidic conditions … English new terms dictionary
acidophilic — ac·i·do·phil·ic … English syllables
acidophilic — acidophil … The new mediacal dictionary
acidophilic — a•cid•o•phil•ic [[t]əˌsɪd əˈfɪl ɪk, ˌæs ɪ də [/t]] also ac•i•doph•i•lous [[t]ˌæs ɪˈdɒf ə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) ecl having an affinity for acid stains; eosinophilic 2) ecl thriving in or requiring an acid environment • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
