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Meaning of "xerophile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF XEROPHILE

xerophile  [ˈzɪərəʊˌfaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XEROPHILE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Xerophile is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES XEROPHILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

xerophile

Xerophile

A xerophile, is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity is a measure of the amount of water within a substrate an organism can use to support sexual growth. Xerophiles are often said to be "xerotolerant", meaning tolerant of dry conditions. They can survive in environments with water activity below 0.8. Endoliths and halophiles are often xerotolerant. The common food preservation method of reducing water activities may not prevent the growth of xerophilic organisms, often resulting in food spoilage. Many mold and yeast species are xerophilic. Mold growth on bread is an example of food spoilage by xerophilic organisms. Examples of xerophiles include Trichosporonoides nigrescens, cacti, and tardigrades, which can survive for almost a decade without exposure to water.

Definition of xerophile in the English dictionary

The definition of xerophile in the dictionary is a plant or animal that is adapted for growing or living in dry conditions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XEROPHILE


acidophile
ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl
audiophile
ˈɔːdɪəʊˌfaɪl
discophile
ˈdɪskəʊˌfaɪl
electrophile
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌfaɪl
Europhile
ˈjʊərəʊˌfaɪl
Francophile
ˈfræŋkəʊˌfaɪl
haemophile
ˈhiːməʊˌfaɪl
halophile
ˈhæləʊˌfaɪl
hydrophile
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfaɪl
hygrophile
ˈhaɪɡrəʊˌfaɪl
hyperthermophile
ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl
mesophile
ˈmɛsəʊˌfaɪl
necrophile
ˈnɛkrəʊˌfaɪl
paedophile
ˈpiːdəʊˌfaɪl
Russophile
ˈrʌsəʊˌfaɪl
Sinophile
ˈsaɪnəʊˌfaɪl
spermophile
ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪl
technophile
ˈtɛknəʊˌfaɪl
thermophile
ˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl
videophile
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌfaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XEROPHILE

xerodermia
xerodermic
xerographer
xerographic
xerographically
xerography
xeroma
xeromorph
xeromorphic
xerophagy
xerophilous
xerophily
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmic
xerophyte
xerophytic
xerophytically
xerophytism
xeroradiography
xerosere

WORDS THAT END LIKE XEROPHILE

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 xerophile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xerophile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XEROPHILE

Find out the translation of xerophile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of xerophile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «xerophile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

xerophile
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

xerófila
570 millions of speakers

English

xerophile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

xerophile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

xerophile
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

xerophile
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

xerófila
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

xerophile
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

xérophiles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xerophile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

xerophiler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

xerophile
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

xerophile
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xerophile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xerophile
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

xerophile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शस्त्रक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

xerophile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xerofila
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

xerophile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

xerophile
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

xerofile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

xerophile
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

xerophile
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

xerophile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

xerophile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xerophile

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XEROPHILE»

The term «xerophile» is used very little and occupies the 181.011 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XEROPHILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «xerophile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «xerophile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about xerophile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XEROPHILE»

Discover the use of xerophile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xerophile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fungi and Food Spoilage
Early usage (Scott, 1957) confined the word ''xerophile'' to filamentous fungi and used the term ''osmophile'' for yeasts; the term ''halophile'' ... of low water activity'', xerophile seemed the most suitable appellation, for both moulds and yeasts.
John I. Pitt, Ailsa D. Hocking, 2009
2
Xerophile
Xerophiles are often said to be "xerotolerant," meaning tolerant of dry conditions. They can survive in environments with water activity below 0.8. Endoliths and halophiles are often xerotolerant.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
3
Palaeolithic Sites of Crimea 1: KABAZI II: Last Interglacial ...
Mesophile steppe – – 4 – 4 6 – 2 – 5 – – Zebrina (Buliminus) subulata (Rssm.) Xerophile steppe – – 1 – – – – – – – – – Helicella (Helicopsis) dejecta Cr. et J. Xerophile steppe 78 – 74 18 27 28 35 36 69 43 33 50 H. (H.) striata (Mull.) Xerophile ...
Thorsten Uthmeier, 2005
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Water Relations of Foods: Proceedings of an International ...
Scott (1957) and Griffin (1963) both declined to provide precise definitions of the xerophile. While from the mycological viewpoint there is merit in the concept of Schmiedeknecht (1960), from the practical food technological viewpoint the ...
R Duckworth, 2012
5
Microorganisms in Foods 6: Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities
In particular, the extreme xerophile Xeromyces bisporus, which is able to grow quite rapidly at 0.70– 0.75 aw, may build up on conveyers and other equipment, be transferred to the fruits and then cause spoilage of products, which is safe from ...
International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF), 2006
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Encyclopedia of Astrobiology
Xerophile is an extremophile organism that can develop with a low availability of ▷ water, also known as ▷water activity. Xerophiles can survive in environments with water activity below 0.8. ▷ Endolithic and halophilic microorganisms are ...
Muriel Gargaud, Ricardo Amils, Henderson James Cleaves, 2011
7
A Dictionary of Entomology
Pertaining to dry conditions or an absence of moisture. Cf. Hygric; Mesic. Rel. Habitat. XEROMELISSINAE A Subfamily of Colletidae (Apoidea) consisting of about five Genera. XEROPHILE Noun. (Greek, xeros = dry; philein = to love.
Gordon Gordh, David Headrick, 2001
8
Plant life of Alabama
Rpm-obvias перцам) фигой—01118 lughmqfím'ua.' The following representatives of the Cyperaceae are found among the xerophile plant associations, mostly of the Louisianian area: (.'yperus тат—Ниша. веда-ш cllioüii. Cypmls ren-chum.
C.T. Mohr
9
Advances in Holocene Palaeoecology in Bulgaria
E. Bozilova, Spassimir Tonkov. leaf-buds III. ad in VI-X; ad hibernating; 2-3 generations per year IV. a mass species VI. broadly Mediterranean VII. arid eurytopic xerophile VIII. northern desert zone (North Turan); beds of desert rivers and lakes; ...
E. Bozilova, Spassimir Tonkov, 1995
10
The A-Z of Food Safety
Jeremy W. Stranks. Xerophile. An organism that flourishes in dry conditions and survives low Aw values. Aw (water activity) Yeast Yeasts are a form of unicellular fungus which reproduce Z Y X 431.
Jeremy W. Stranks, 2007

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XEROPHILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term xerophile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Juhu, Ferien! Das große Urlaubs-ABC
Die Botanik beschreibt Lebewesen, die trockene Lebensräume bevorzugen, als xerophil. Xerophile, die darüber hinaus auch xenophob sind, sollten aber eher ... «Kurier, Jun 15»
2
The Sweet Life
Such organisms, which love dry places, are called xerophiles. “But even for them, a sugar cube is too dry,” Dr. Hodge said. question@nytimes.com. Photo. «New York Times, Oct 13»
3
'Plague Inc.' NAZG Achievement Guide - Not Another Zombie Game …
Xerophile to give your plague a bonus in arid climates. From there, head to the Transmission screen and evolve "Saliva 1" first. As soon as you have the DNA, ... «Touch Arcade, Jul 13»
4
Le Parc national compte sur les habitants de la Grande Chaloupe …
C'est un programme européen qui finance le projet (le projet Life+Corexerun pour Conservation et de restauration de la forêt semi-xerophile à la Réunion) est ... «Zinfos 974, Feb 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Xerophile [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/xerophile>. Apr 2024 ».
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