Usually means: Thrives in high salt concentrations.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word halophilic:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. halophilic: Merriam-Webster
  2. halophilic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. halophilic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. halophilic: Wordnik
  5. halophilic: Wiktionary
  6. halophilic: Dictionary.com
  7. Halophilic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. halophilic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. halophilic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. halophilic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Halophilic: MedFriendly Glossary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. halophilic: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (halophilic)

▸ adjective:  Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity.

Similar:
halophylic, hyperhalophilic, hyperthermophilic, halobacterial, alkalinophilic, acidophilic, alkaliphilic, halitic, thermoalkalophilic, haline, more...

Opposite:
halophobic, salt-intolerant, salt-sensitive

Types:
archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, algae, more...

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Similar:
halophylic, hyperhalophilic, hyperthermophilic, halobacterial, alkalinophilic, acidophilic, alkaliphilic, halitic, thermoalkalophilic, haline, more...

Opposite:
halophobic, salt-intolerant, salt-sensitive

Types:
archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, algae, more...



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