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nitrophilous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ni-trophilous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen

adj

Rich in nitrogen

Etymology

From nitro- + -philous.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

subnitrophilous

Questions

What does nitrophilous mean?
Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen
Where does nitrophilous come from?
From nitro- + -philous.

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