barophobic

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adjective

Not adapted to survive at high pressures.

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Meanings

adjectivebarophobic (comparative more barophobic, superlative most barophobic)

comparative more barophobic · superlative most barophobic

  1. biologyNot adapted to survive at high pressures.

    Non-marine bacteria: Freshwater and parasitic bacteria are barophobic.

    2001, Edited by Rabin Sen Gupta, The Indian Ocean: A Perspective, Volume 2, →ISBN, page 500

Origin

From baro- + -phobic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with barophobic

homophobicphobicxenophobicacephobicemetophobichodophobic-phobicwhorephobic
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APA

barophobic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barophobic

MLA

“barophobic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barophobic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barophobic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barophobic.

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