acidophil
Plural: acidophils
Noun
- an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
- An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
- One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
Origin / Etymology
From acid + -o- + -phil.
Synonyms
acidophile, alpha cell
Scrabble Score: 17
acidophil: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordacidophil: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acidophil: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
acidophil: valid Words With Friends Word