aerófilo

Portuguese

Etymology

From aero- +‎ -filo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.eˈɾɔ.fi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.eˈɾɔ.fi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.eˈɾɔ.fi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.fi.lu/

Adjective

aerófilo (feminine aerófila, masculine plural aerófilos, feminine plural aerófilas)

1. (biology, especially of microorganisms) aerophilic (that thrives in the presence of molecular oxygen)

Further reading

• “aerófilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026