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Acidophile

 
(ə′sid·ə′fil)

(biology) Any substance, tissue, or organism having an affinity for acid stains. An organism having a preference for an acid environment.
(histology) An alpha cell of the adenohypophysis. eosinophil


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Dental Dictionary: acidophilic
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(as′idōfil′ik)
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1. readily stained with acid dyes. adj 2. growing well in an acid medium.

Veterinary Dictionary: acidophil
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1. a histological structure, cell, or other element staining readily with acid dyes.
2. an alpha cell of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland or the pancreatic islets.
3. an organism that grows well in highly acid media.
4. acidophilic.

  • a. neoplasms — adenomas and adenocarcinomas of the pars distalis of the pituitary gland are recorded in cats, dogs, sheep and rats. These are infrequently functional but may have space-occupying effects on the pituitary and hypothalamus. They have been associated with diabetes mellitus in cats, galactorrhea in ewes, and metahypophyseal diabetes in dogs.
Wikipedia: Acidophile
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An acidophile is an inorganic particle or living organism (or part thereof) that tends toward acidic conditions or acids. Cf. "Acidophobe". Specifically, it can refer to the following:

Acidophiles live in environments that are below a ph level of 2.0 (very acidic). The PH scale goes from 1 - 14, 1 being very acidic, 7 being neutral, and 14 being very basic.


 
 

 

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