also  acid*o*phile  adj :  ACIDOPHILIC 1
, also  acidophile  n :  a substance, tissue, or organism that stains readily with acid stains - called also oxyphile  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  acid·o·phil·ia 
 
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