microaerophilen.adj.
/mʌɪkrəʊˈɛːrə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈɛroʊˌfaɪl/ Microbiology.
A. n.
A microorganism that requires less oxygen than that of the atmosphere for optimal growth.
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colonist1839
benthos1891
land form1897
heterotroph1900
autotroph1901
epibenthos1902
specialist1902
microaerophile1903
nitrifier1903
consumer1904
nitrogen fixer1904
producer1904
indicator1906
psychrophile1906
thermophil1909
sulphuretum1925
influent1926
halobiont1928
halophile1928
mesophile1928
oligosaprobe1931
saprobe1932
eurytope1938
stenotope1938
photoautotroph1939
chemoautotroph1943
prototroph1946
mixotrophy1948
chemolithoautotroph1949
auxotroph1950
chemoheterotroph1951
chemoorganotroph1953
chemolithotroph1955
chemotroph1958
osmophile1961
psychrotroph1963
saprotroph1963
generalist1964
opportunist1967
cryophile1970
1903 Science 6 Mar. 371/1 The microaerophiles will grow luxuriantly under normal conditions under diminished oxygen pressure.
1942 Science 5 June 587/1 (title) A new Petri dish cover and technique for use in the cultivation of anaerobes and micro-aerophiles.
1986 M. Kogut tr. H. G. Schlegel Gen. Microbiol. iii. 91 It grows as a microaerophile or even as an anaerobe, whilst most corynebacteria are aerobic.
1998 L. Margulis & K. V. Schwartz Five Kingdoms (ed. 3) i. 60/2 Sulfolobus generally is an aerobe or a microaerophil..that oxidizes organic matter.
B. adj.
= microaerophilic adj. rare.
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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [adjective]
fieldya1382
waterya1382
agrestial1608
subterranean1638
lucifugous1654
nemoral1656
subcutaneous1664
subterraneous1832
subtidal1852
xylophilous1862
xerophilous1863
acid-loving1870
aerobic1878
aerobian1879
aerobious1879
aerobiotic1880
subaquatic1880
aerophilous1885
facultative1887
pelagic1887
aerophile1888
autotrophic1893
heterotrophic1893
plastic1893
thermophilic1894
thermophil1896
mesophilic1897
halolimnic1898
polybathic1898
tolerant1898
limnetic1899
thermophilous1899
metatrophic1900
mixotrophic1900
paratrophic1900
mesophilous1901
benthic1902
epibenthic1902
eurybathic1902
microaerophilic1903
sympatric1904
benthoal1905
cryophile1907
benthonic1909
microaerophile1909
lenitic1916
lotic1916
psychrotolerant1924
oligosaprobic1925
polysaprobic1925
aerophilic1929
saprobic1932
primary1934
lentic1935
chemoautotrophic1936
eurytopic1937
psammic1938
saprotrophic1942
prototrophic1946
chemolithoautotrophic1949
auxotrophic1950
chemolithotrophic1953
chemoorganotrophic1953
opportunist1956
psychrophile1956
psychrophilic1958
opportunistic1960
psychrotrophic1960
oligosaprobe1990
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Micro-aërophile a.
1914 New Phytologist 13 2 The oxygen so liberated is utilised by the sulphur bacteria, which are thus to be regarded as microaërophil.
1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. xiii. 757 It would seem that the limnetic purple bacteria are microaerophil rather than anaerobic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1903