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halophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
halophilic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- English -philic English halophilic From halo- + -philic.

Derived Forms

hyperhalophilic nonhalophilic thermohalophilic

Questions

What does halophilic mean?
Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity.
Where does halophilic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- English -philic English halophilic From halo- + -philic.

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