The presence of this and other closely related Thermoplasmales suggests that these acidophiles are important contributors to acid mine drainage and may substantially impact iron and sulfur cycles.
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Acidophile
Synonyms for "acidophile" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
acid loving microbe
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
acid loving organismacidophil
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
acidophilic microbeacidophilic organism
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
4 entriesacidophilic archaeaacidophilic bacteriabioleaching microbebioremediation microbe
Collocations
5 entriesacidophile bacteriaacidophile cultureacidophile enrichmentacidophile environmentacidophile species
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- asidofiili noun (organism that thrives under acidic conditions)
Polish
1 entries- acydofil noun (organism that thrives under acidic conditions)
Portuguese
1 entries- acidófilo noun (organism that thrives under acidic conditions)
Spanish
1 entries- acidófilo noun (organism that thrives under acidic conditions)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Examples of acid vegetation include specific plant associations dominated by heath, sphagnum moss and many other acidophile plants.
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