halophile
Plural: halophiles
Noun
- archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
- An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
Origin / Etymology
From halo- + -phile.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
halophile: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhalophile: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
halophile: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
halophile is a valid Words With Friends word