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halophile

[ hal-uh-fahyl ]

noun

Microbiology.
  1. any organism, most commonly a species of archaea, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.


halophile

/ ˈæəʊˌڲɪ /

noun

  1. an organism that thrives in an extremely salty environment, such as the Dead Sea
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ󲹱ˈ󾱱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹱··󾱱· [hal-, uh, -, fil, -ik], ·DZ··dzܲ [ha-, lof, -, uh, -l, uh, s], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of halophile1

First recorded in 1835–45; halo- + -phile
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

One ex­treme 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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