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acidophilic

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[uh-sid-uh-fil-ik, as-i-duh-] / əˌsɪd əˈfɪl ɪk, ˌæs ɪ də- /
Also acidophilous

adjective

  1. Biology. having an affinity for acid stains; eosinophilic.

  2. Ecology. thriving in or requiring an acid environment.

Etymology

Origin of acidophilic

First recorded in 1895–1900; acidophil + -ic

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Finally, Moro76 has isolated an acidophilic organism from the dejecta of infants which resembles closely, both in manner of growth, resistance to acids, true branching, and temperature optimum, the granule bacillus and related forms.

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