halophilic

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity.

Similar words

archaeon archaebacterium vibrio archaea archaebacteria eubacteria vibrios halophylic hyperhalophilic hyperthermophilic

Often followed by

bacteria archaea microorganisms bacterium and archaebacteria species organisms eubacteria archaeon

Word family

halophile halophiles