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halophilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
halophilism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The requirement of some microorganisms (halophiles) for a high salt content

Uncountable

Etymology

From halo- + -philism.

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Usage

Questions

What does halophilism mean?
The requirement of some microorganisms (halophiles) for a high salt content
Where does halophilism come from?
From halo- + -philism.

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