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Meaning of "halophile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALOPHILE

ˈhæləʊˌfaɪl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALOPHILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Halophile is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HALOPHILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Halophile

Halophiles are organisms that live in high salt concentrations. They are a type of extremophile organism. The name comes from the Greek word for "salt-loving". While most halophiles are classified into the Archaea domain, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryota, such as the alga Dunaliella salina or fungus Wallemia ichthyophaga. Some well-known species give off a red color from carotenoid compounds, notably bacteriorhodopsin. Halophiles can be found anywhere with a concentration of salt five times greater than the salt concentration of the ocean, such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Owens Lake in California, the Dead Sea, and in evaporation ponds.

Definition of halophile in the English dictionary

The definition of halophile in the dictionary is an organism that thrives in an extremely salty environment, such as the Dead Sea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALOPHILE

acidophile · audiophile · discophile · electrophile · Europhile · Francophile · haemophile · hydrophile · hygrophile · hyperthermophile · mesophile · necrophile · Negrophile · paedophile · Russophile · Sinophile · spermophile · technophile · thermophile · videophile

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALOPHILE

halogen lamp · halogenate · halogenation · halogenoid · halogenous · halogeton · haloid · halomorphic · halon · haloperidol · halophilic · halophilous · halophily · halophobe · halophyte · halophytic · halophytism · halosere · halothane · haloumi

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALOPHILE

ailurophile · amphiphile · Anglophile · basophile · bibliophile · cartophile · chile · cinephile · eosinophile · extremophile · heterophile · homophile · logophile · neutrophile · nucleophile · oenophile · pedophile · siderophile · Slavophile · xenophile · zoophile

Synonyms and antonyms of halophile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «halophile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALOPHILE

Find out the translation of halophile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of halophile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «halophile» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

嗜盐菌
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

halófila
570 millions of speakers
en

English

halophile
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

halophile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أليف الملح
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

halophile
278 millions of speakers
pt

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halophile
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

halophile
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

halophile
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Halofil
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

halophilen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

好塩菌
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

halophile
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Halophile
85 millions of speakers
vi

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halophile
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

halophile
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हॅलोफाइल
75 millions of speakers
tr

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halophile
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

alofila
65 millions of speakers
pl

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halophile
50 millions of speakers
uk

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halophile
40 millions of speakers
ro

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halofile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

halophile
15 millions of speakers
af

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halophile
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halophile
10 millions of speakers
no

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halophile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halophile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALOPHILE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALOPHILE»

Discover the use of halophile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halophile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Biology of Halophilic Bacteria
... has also been introduced (Triiper and Galinski, 1986). Some confusion may be produced when interpreting the type of microorganisms to be regarded as halophile, halophile sensu stricto, halotolerant, euryhaline, or moderate halophile .
Russell H. Vreeland, Lawrence I. Hochstein, 1992
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Handbook of Microbiological Media, Third Edition
Halophile Agar Composition per liter: NaCl 156.0g Agar 20.0g MgSOy7H20 20.0 g MgCl2-6H20 13.0g Yeast extract 10.0g KCl 4.0g СаС12-6Н20 1.0g NaBr 0.5g NaHCOj 0.2g pH 7.0 ± 0.2 at 25°C Preparation of Medium: Add components to ...
Ronald M. Atlas, 2004
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 2: Ecophysiology and Biochemistry
Category Examples Non-halophilic Slight halophile Moderate halophile Borderline extreme halophile Extreme halophile Halotolerant Most freshwater bacteria Most marine bacteria Salinivibrio costicola Halorhodospira halophila ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, Eugene Rosenberg, 2006
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Extremophiles: Extremophile, Halophile, Thermophile, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
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Origins and Evolution of Life: An Astrobiological Perspective
Until a few years ago, it was believed that only the extreme halophile Archaea used salt, mainly KCl, as their osmolyte – while halophile and halotolerant Bacteria and Eukarya used compatible solutes. Then, Salinibacter ruber turned up ...
Muriel Gargaud, Purificación López-Garcìa, Hervé Martin, 2011
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Adaptation to Life at High Salt Concentrations in Archaea, ...
Kamekura, M. and Onishi, H. (1976) Effect of magnesium and some nutrients on the growth and nuclease formation of a moderate halophile, Micrococcus varians var. halophilus. Can. J. Microbiol. 22, 15671576. Kamekura, M. and Onishi, ...
Nina Gunde-Cimerman, Aharon Oren, Ana Plemenitaš, 2006
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Extremophiles: Sustainable Resources and Biotechnological ...
Organism Habitat Media Type References 1 F1-4 Sea water, Mediterranean Eimhjellen or Sehgal and Gibbons Extreme halophile Rodriguez-Valera coast between Alicante media 2 M NaCl et al., 1979 and Santa Pola 2 Strain SFl, DSM 3243 ...
Om V. Singh, 2012
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The Handbook of Microbiological Media for the Examination of ...
Ronald M. Atlas. Halophile Medium 155 ZnCl2 ............................................................. .70.0mg Na2MoO4·2H2O .............................................36.0mg NiCl2·6H2 O................. ...................................24.0mg H3BO3 ...
Ronald M. Atlas, 2006
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Encyclopedia of Astrobiology
Definition. Halophile is an organism that needs high salt concentrations for growth. A widely used definition is that of Kushner and Kamekura (1988) who classify organisms depending on the salt concentration needed for optimum growth.
Muriel Gargaud, Ricardo Amils, Henderson James Cleaves, 2011
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Extremophiles Handbook: ...
Halophile. World. Microorganisms able to grow at salt concentrations up to NaCl saturation (>300 g/l salt) are found all over the small subunit rRNA-based tree of life. Thus, three red-pigmented organisms are commonly found in salt-saturated ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALOPHILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halophile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coffee pulp bacteria clears oil spills, finds Nitte college team …
... water indicating that this is a halophile (organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations) and can be used effectively to clear oil spills in seas. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
2
Students win award for offering solution to marine pollution
The study also indicated that bacterium is a halophile (organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations) and could be used effectively to clear ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jun 15»
3
Red lakes in Google Earth
The red colour is caused by certain species of halophile bacteria that thrive in very salty water. Some of the red lakes we will see are salt ... «Google Earth Blog, Apr 15»
4
Bacteria Could Help Clean Up Radioactive Soil
The publication of the X-ray structure of a beta-lactamase enzyme from one such microbe, the halophile Chromohalobacter sp. 560, reveals it to ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Mar 15»
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Microbes Cleaning Fukushima Soil
The X-ray structure of a beta-lactamase enzyme from one such microbe, the halophile Chromohalobacter sp. 560, shows it has highly selective ... «Science 2.0, Mar 15»
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Cleantech Trends of 2014 & 2015
There's nothing special about a halophile plant. It is just a plant that spends more energy on efflux pumps and osmotic adjustment than others, ... «CleanTechnica, Jan 15»
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More than 300 girls take part in annual Expanding Your Horizons …
In biochemistry/biophysics: Jazel Hernandez, “Quantifying Butanol Production of a Genetically Engineered Halophile.” • In engineering: Jhanic ... «Monterey County Herald, Dec 14»
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UC Santa Cruz student researchers recognized at national conference
... won in the Biochemistry/Biophysics category for her presentation on "Quantifying Butanol Production of a Genetically Engineered Halophile. «UC Santa Cruz, Nov 14»
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5 Extreme Life-Forms That Live on the Edge
Those of us who could eat popcorn, chips, and salty snacks until we pop can easily identify with the halophile, a creature that thrives in very ... «NatGeo News Watch, Aug 13»
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The bizarre PINK lakes from around the world that look like …
Pink lakes tend to have a striking colour due to the presence of algae that produces carotenoids, such as Dunaliella Salina, a type of halophile ... «Daily Mail, Jun 13»
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