Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acidophilous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aci-dophilous
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That thrives in an acidic environment

Example Sentences

"The Czech forests represent small extant fragments of herb-rich and acidophilous montane mixed old-growth forests with the tree composition and herb vegetation approaching the natural one, dominated mostly by beech with spruce admixtures."

Etymology

From acido- + -philous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: acido
Suffix: philous

Synonyms

acidophilic aciduric

Questions

What does acidophilous mean?: That thrives in an acidic environment
Where does acidophilous come from?: From acido- + -philous.

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