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halophile
[ hal-uh-fahyl ]
noun
Microbiology.
- any organism, most commonly a species of archaea, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
halophile
/ ˈ³óæ±ôəʊˌ´Ú²¹Éª±ô /
noun
- an organism that thrives in an extremely salty environment, such as the Dead Sea
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ³ó²¹±ô´Çˈ±è³ó¾±±ô¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²¹±ô·´Ç·±è³ó¾±±ô·¾±³¦ [hal-, uh, -, fil, -ik], ³ó²¹Â·±ô´Ç±è³ó·¾±Â·±ô´Ç³Ü²õ [ha-, lof, -, uh, -l, uh, s], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of halophile1
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Example Sentences
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One exÂtreme halophile and the thermoacidophile Sulfolobus were known to be exceptions to this generalization; they were considered to have an idiosyncratic wall structure.
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