halotolerant

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adjective

Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment

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Meanings

adjectivehalotolerant (comparative more halotolerant, superlative most halotolerant)

comparative more halotolerant · superlative most halotolerant

  1. biologyAble to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment
nounhalotolerant (plural halotolerants)

plural halotolerants

  1. Such an organism

Origin

From halo- + tolerant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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