Meanings
adjectiveacyanophilous (comparative more acyanophilous, superlative most acyanophilous)
comparative more acyanophilous · superlative most acyanophilous
- biologyHaving cell walls that do not readily absorb cotton blue stain.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Englishcyanophilous
- Englishacyanophilous
From a- + cyanophilous.
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APA
acyanophilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyanophilous
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“acyanophilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyanophilous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acyanophilous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyanophilous.
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