acidophil

[ uh-sid-uh-fil, as-i-duh- ]
/ əˈsɪd ə fɪl, ˈæs ɪ də- /

adjective

Biology, Ecology. acidophilic.

noun

Biology. an acidophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil.
Also a·cid·o·phile [uh-sid-uh-fahyl, as-i-duh-] /əˌsɪd əˌfaɪl, ˈæs ɪ də-/

Origin of acidophil

First recorded in 1895–1900; acid + -o- + -phil

Words nearby acidophil

acidity, acidize, acidogenic, acidolysis, acidometer, acidophil, acidophil adenoma, acidophilic, acidophilus milk, acidosis, acidulant

Example sentences from the Web for acidophil

  • The nuclei are greenish, the red blood corpuscles orange, the acidophil granulation copper red, the neutrophil violet.

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich

  • He distinguishes hyaline, acidophil and basophil cells, and derives all from the lymphocytes.

    Histology of the Blood |Paul Ehrlich

British Dictionary definitions for acidophil

acidophil

acidophile (ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl, əˈsɪdə-)

/ (ˈæsɪdəʊˌfɪl, əˈsɪdə-) /

adjective Also: acidophilic (ˌæsɪdəʊˈfɪlɪk, əˌsɪdə-), acidophilous (ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs)

(of cells or cell contents) easily stained by acid dyes
(of microorganisms) growing well in an acid environment

noun

an acidophil organism

Word Origin for acidophil

C20: see acid, -phile

Medical definitions for acidophil

acidophil
[ ə-sĭd′ə-fĭl, ăs′ĭ-də- ]

n.

A cell that stains readily with acid dyes.
A microorganism that grows well in an acid medium.

Other words from acidophil

a•cid′o•phil′ic (-fĭl′ĭk) adj.