Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alkalophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-ka-lophilic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to survive and grow in an alkaline environment.

Example Sentences

"We have previously characterized a family 11 xylanase, Xyn11A-LC from alkalophilic Bacillus sp."

Etymology

From alkalophile + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: alkalophile

Inflected Forms

more alkalophilic (comparative) most alkalophilic (superlative)

Derived Forms

thermoalkalophilic

Questions

What does alkalophilic mean?: Able to survive and grow in an alkaline environment.
Where does alkalophilic come from?: From alkalophile + -ic.

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