halophile

Noun

Meaning

archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

halophil obligate microbe halophyte facultative anaerobe aerobe halocarbon halophilic halobacteria halotolerant halocline stenohaline osmoconformer halotropism
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Hypernyms

archaebacterium archaebacteria archaeobacteria archeobacteria

Hyponyms

halobacterium halobacteria halobacter

Related terms

halophyte halophil halobacteria halotolerance

Anagrams

Philohela

Examples

; Halophile : An organism requiring at least 0. 2M concentrations of salt ( NaCl ) for growth Cavicchioli, R. & Thomas, T. 2000. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

halophenyl halophil halophila halophilia halophilic halophilicity