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xerophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xe-rophilic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.

Etymology

From xero- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more xerophilic (comparative) most xerophilic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hypoxerophilic nonxerophilic subxerophilic

Frequently Paired Words

xerophile xerophyte

Questions

What does xerophilic mean?
Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
Where does xerophilic come from?
From xero- + -philic.

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