acidophilic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin aciduslbor.

French acidebor.

English acid

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English -philic

English acidophilic

From acid + -o- + -philic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæsɪdəʊˈfɪlɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæsɪdoʊˈfɪlɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪk

Adjective

acidophilic (comparative more acidophilic, superlative most acidophilic)

2. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.

   Synonym: acidophilous

   Coordinate term: alkaliphilic

3. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.

   Hyponym: eosinophilic

Derived terms

• acidophilicity
• nonacidophilic

Related terms

• acidophil, acidophile

Translations

thriving under acidic conditions

• Catalan: acidòfil (ca)
• Czech: acidofilní
• Dutch: acidofiel (nl), zuurminnend
• Finnish: asidofiilinen, happohakuinen
• French: acidophile (fr)
• German: acidoklin (de), acidophil (de), säureliebend
• Polish: acydofilny (pl), kwasolubny (pl) (of plants)
• Portuguese: acidófilo
• Russian: ацидофильный (ru) (acidofilʹnyj)

easily stained with acidic dyes

• Finnish: asidofiilinen
• Hungarian: acidofil (hu)