ACIDOPHIL | • acidophil n. (Immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. • acidophil n. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
ACIDOPHILE | • acidophile n. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile. • ACIDOPHILE n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHIL. |
ACIDOPHILES | • acidophiles n. Plural of acidophile. • ACIDOPHILE n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHIL. |
ACIDOPHILIC | • acidophilic adj. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile. • acidophilic adj. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin. • ACIDOPHILIC adj. easily stained by acid dyes; thriving in acid environment. |
ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
ACIDOPHILS | • acidophils n. Plural of acidophil. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
ACIDOPHILUS | • acidophilus n. Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt. • ACIDOPHILUS n. a bacterium used to counter intestinal imbalance and in making yoghurt. |
ACIDOPHILUSES | • ACIDOPHILUS n. a bacterium used to counter intestinal imbalance and in making yoghurt. |
KALEIDOPHONE | • kaleidophone n. (Obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate… • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
KALEIDOPHONES | • kaleidophones n. Plural of kaleidophone. • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
PTERIDOPHILIST | • PTERIDOPHILIST n. a fern-lover. |
PTERIDOPHILISTS | • PTERIDOPHILIST n. a fern-lover. |
PTERIDOPHYTE | • pteridophyte n. Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than… • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
PTERIDOPHYTES | • pteridophytes n. Plural of pteridophyte. • PTERIDOPHYTE n. the general name for the ferns and their allies. |
PTERIDOPHYTIC | • pteridophytic adj. Of or pertaining to the ferns of the division Pteridophyta. • PTERIDOPHYTIC adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTOUS. |
PTERIDOPHYTOUS | • PTERIDOPHYTOUS adj. of or like a pteridophyte, a fern, also PTERIDOPHYTIC. |