acidophilic
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
ac·i·do·phil·ic
(ăs'ĭ-dō-fĭl'ĭk) 
also ac·i·doph·i·lus (-dŏf'ə-ləs)
adj.
also ac·i·doph·i·lus (-dŏf'ə-ləs)adj.
- Growing well in an acid medium: acidophilic bacteria.
- Easily stained with acid dyes: an acidophilic cell.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
Top
acidophilic
- staining readily with acid dyes.
- (of organisms) preferring or thriving in a relatively acid environment.
| acidic-epididymal glycoprotein, acidic amino acid, acidic | |
| acidosis, acidosome, acidotropic |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
Top
acidophilic
1. easily stained with acid dyes.
2. growing best on acid media.
- hepatocellular a. bodies — see cytosegresome formations.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry
Oxford University Press. Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology © 1997, 2000, 2006 All rights reserved.
Read more
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
Read more