Acidometer
noun
a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp the acid in a battery Also called acidimeter
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Biology, Ecology, . Biology. an cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil. Historical Examples The nuclei are greenish, the red blood corpuscles orange, the acidophil granulation copper red, the neutrophil violet. Histology of the Blood Paul Ehrlich He distinguishes hyaline, acidophil and basophil cells, and derives all from the lymphocytes. Histology of the Blood Paul Ehrlich […]
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- Acidophile
Biology, Ecology, . Biology. an cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil. adjective (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by acid dyes (of microorganisms) growing well in an acid environment noun an acidophil organism acidophil a·cid·o·phil (ə-sĭd’ə-fĭl, ās’ĭ-də-) or a·cid·o·phile (-fīl’) n. A cell that stains readily with acid dyes. A microorganism that grows well […]
- Acidophilic
Biology. having an affinity for acid stains; eosinophilic. Ecology. thriving in or requiring an acid environment.
- Acidophilus
adj. 1920, used of milk fermented by acidophilic bacteria, from acidophil (1900), a hybrid word, from Latin acidus “acidic” (see acid (adj.)) + Greek philos “loving” (see -phile); the bacteria so called because they stain easily with an acid dye.