different between acidophile vs acidophil

English

Etymology

acid +? -o- +? -phile

Noun

acidophile (plural acidophiles)

1. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
   • 2000 - Edwards KJ, Bond PL, Gihring TM, Banfield JF. An archaeal iron-oxidizing extreme acidophile important in acid mine drainage. Science 287(5459), pages 1796–1799, pmid:10710303:

     The presence of this and other closely related Thermoplasmales suggests that these acidophiles are important contributors to acid mine drainage and may substantially impact iron and sulfur cycles.

   1. A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
      • unknown - Unknown author. FORMATION OF PEATS: Type of Vegetation. Retrieved 2005-03-13:

        Examples of acid vegetation include specific plant associations dominated by heath, sphagnum moss and many other acidophile plants.

Derived terms

• acidophile body

Related terms

• acidophil, acidophilia, acidophilic

Translations

French

Etymology

acide +? -phile

Pronunciation

Adjective

acidophile (plural acidophiles)

1. acidophilic

Noun

acidophile m (plural acidophiles)

1. acidophile

German

Adjective

acidophile

1. inflection of acidophil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

English

Etymology

acid +? -o- +? -phil

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??s?d?f?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s???f?l/

Noun

acidophil (plural acidophils)

1. (immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.

Synonyms

• (endocrine acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis): alpha cell

Related terms

• acidophile, acidophilic

Anagrams

• haploidic

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

acidophil (comparative acidophiler, superlative am acidophilsten)

1. acidophilic

Declension