Aciduric

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of bacteria) growing in acidic medium, but preferring an alkaline medium
Adjective
  1. 1
    especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
acidophilicacidophilousacidophilous

Etymology

From Latin acidum (“acid”) + dūrō (“endure”).

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