aerophilic
/ˌɛːrə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/Chiefly Microbiology
adjective
Designating or relating to aerobic microorganisms, specifically those exhibiting optimal growth at an oxygen concentration equal to or greater than that of the air (approximately 20%). In later use also: = aerophilous.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of Hygiene. From aero- + -philic. Compare earlier microaerophilic.
- morphoscopic
- morphoscopical
- morphoscopy
- morphosis
- morphospecies
- morphosyntactic
- morphosyntactically
- morphosyntax
- morphotactic
- morphotactics
- morphotectonic
- morphotectonics
- morphotic
- morphotonemic
- morphotropic
- morphotropism
- morphotropy
- morphous
- morpion
- morra
- morral
- morrall
- morrel
- morrell
- morrhuate sodium