Look up: halophile

1. halophile
   Organism which lives in areas of high salt concentration. These organisms must have special adaptations to permit them to survive under these conditions.
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2. Halophile
   Organism requiring salt for growth. An organism that grows best at high concentrations of salts.
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3. halophile
   [n] - archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
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4. halophile
   Literally, salt-loving: organism that tolerates saline conditions, in extreme cases in concentrations considerably in excess of those found in normal sea water such as salt lakes. Some Archaebacteria (eg. Halobacterium halobium> Halobacterium halobium ) are notable for their ability to survive extremes of salinity.
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5. halophile
   Any organism that lives or thrives in a salty environment. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. halophile
   halophil noun archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
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7. halophile
   (from the article `bacteria`) Water is a fundamental requirement for life. Some bacteria prefer salty environments and are thus called halophiles. Extreme halophiles, such as ...
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8. halophile
   halophile, halophil 1. A microorganism requiring a high concentration of salt for optimal growth. 2. Any life form that thrives in saline environments.
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9. Halophile
   `Halophiles` are extremophile organisms that thrive in environments with very high concentrations of salt. The name comes from the Greek for "salt-loving". While the term is perhaps most often applied to some halophiles classified into the Archaea domain, there are also bacterial halophile...
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