acidophilic

Thân thiện

Acidophilic bacteria thrive in the acidic environment of a laboratory petri dish.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Growing well in an acidic environment: Used especially in biology and microbiology to describe organisms, particularly certain bacteria, that thrive in conditions with a low pH (high acidity).

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The acidophilic bacteria were cultured in a medium with a pH of 3.
  • Lactobacilli are often acidophilic, which is why they are used in fermenting foods like yogurt and sauerkraut.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Context: In histology, "acidophilic" can describe cells or cellular components that are readily stained by acidic dyes (e.g., eosin).
  • The cytoplasm of these cells is acidophilic and stains pink with eosin.

Variants and Related Words

• Acidophile (noun): An organism that thrives in highly acidic environments.
  • Certain archaea are extremophiles known as acidophiles, living in volcanic springs.
• Acidophily (noun): The condition of being acidophilic.

Synonyms

• Acid-tolerant: Able to withstand or grow in acidic conditions.
• Aciduric: Able to survive and grow in acidic environments, often used interchangeably in microbiology.

Related Phrases

• Acidophilic reaction: A term used in staining techniques to describe a positive result with an acidic dye.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium

Từ đồng nghĩa

• acidophilous
• aciduric