halophil

Questions about halophil

What does halophil mean?

halophil means "archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival".

How many syllables are in halophil?

halophil has 3 syllables and divides as ha-lo-phil under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for halophil?

Close synonyms include halophile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is halophil a common word?

halophil is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.