halotolerant

Speech parts

1. halotolerant - Noun

2. halotolerant - Adjective

Meaning

halotolerant (comparative more halotolerant, superlative most halotolerant)

(biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment

halotolerant (plural halotolerants)

Such an organism

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Examples

C. Michael Hogan, 2008 Fungal halotolerance Fungi from habitats with high concentration of salt are mostly halotolerant (i.e. they do not require salt for growth) and not halophilic. Source: Internet

Most halophilic and all halotolerant organisms expend energy to exclude salt from their cytoplasm to avoid protein aggregation (' salting out '). Source: Internet

In addition, naturally halotolerant plants or microorganisms could be developed into useful agricultural crops or fermentation organisms. Source: Internet

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