acidophilicity

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noun

The quality of being acidophilic

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounacidophilicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being acidophilic

    In bone marrow the mitosis of erythroblasts stops and the cell specialization seems to proceed without cell division showing the increase in acidophilicity of the cytoplasm of erythroblasts or in heme level .

    1968, Acta Medicinae Okayama
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    In the experimental group distinct dislocation of the cytologic picture to acidophilicity of the cells could be observed . Dirferences among smokers and non - smoking persons are statistically significant in all three groups of cells.

    1951, United States. Public Health Service, Public Health Bibliography Series, page 217

    Interestingly, acidophilicity is mainly restricted to aerobes, such as in the genus Snlfololmles or Tlyerrnoplannaler (Stetter 1996), although anaerobic growth at pH 1—2 and 75—90 0C is observed in the genus Aez'a'z'anns.

    2008 April 30, Derek J. Chadwick, Gail Cardew, Bacterial Responses to pH, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 132

Origin

Translations

Finnish asidofiilisyys
  • asidofiilisyysTranslations
Polish acydofilność
  • acydofilnośćTranslations
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APA

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