adjective
- thriving in or preferring acidic conditions
Usage: biology; ecology
Examples
- Acidophilic bacteria can survive in extremely acidic environments.
- The acidophilic plants flourished in the bog’s low pH soil.
- Scientists study acidophilic organisms to understand life in harsh conditions.
- Acidophilic microbes are found in acid mine drainage sites.
- The researcher collected acidophilic species from the volcanic hot spring.
- Acidophilic fungi play important roles in forest ecosystems with acidic soils.