Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alkaliphile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-ka-liphile
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English alkaliphile From alkali + -phile.

Inflected Forms

alkaliphiles (plural) alkalinophile (alternative) alkalophile (alternative)

Derived Forms

alkaliphilic alkaliphily thermoalkaliphile

Frequently Paired Words

acidophile

Questions

What does alkaliphile mean?: Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake.
Where does alkaliphile come from?: Etymology tree Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily)der. Medieval Latin alcalibor. French alcalibor. English alkali Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English alkaliphile From alkali + -phile.

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