English
acidophile
From acid + -o- + -phile.
Formed from acid + -o- + -phile
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
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Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acidus ‘sour’
French acide ‘acid’
English acid
Today it means
noun An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
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Etymograph / acidophile