alkaliphile

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noun

Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake.

OriginAncient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English alkali →
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Meanings

nounalkaliphile (plural alkaliphiles)

plural alkaliphiles · alternative alkalinophile · alternative alkalophile

  1. Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلْقِلْي (al-qily)
  2. Medieval Latinalcali
  3. Frenchalcali
  4. Englishalkali
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
  8. Englishalkaliphile

From alkali + -phile.

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Translations

Polish alkalifil
  • alkalifilorganism that thrives in an alkaline environment
Portuguese alcalófilo
  • alcalófiloorganism that thrives in an alkaline environment
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APA

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Chicago

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