What does xerophile mean?

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xe·rophile

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plantnoun

    plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

Wiktionary

  1. xerophilenoun

    Any xerophilic organism.

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  1. Xerophile

    A xerophile (from Greek xēros 'dry', and philos 'loving') is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity (aw) is measured as the humidity above a substance relative to the humidity above pure water (Aw = 1.0). Xerophiles are "xerotolerant", meaning tolerant of dry conditions. They can often survive in environments with water activity below 0.8; above which is typical for most life on Earth. Typically xerotolerance is used with respect to matric drying, where a substance has a low water concentration. These environments include arid desert soils. The term osmotolerance is typically applied to organisms that can grow in solutions with high solute concentrations (salts, sugars), such as halophiles. The common food preservation method of reducing water (food drying) activities may not prevent the growth of xerophilic organisms, often resulting in food spoilage. Some mold and yeast species are xerophilic. Mold growth on bread is an example of food spoilage by xerophilic organisms.Examples of xerophiles include Trichosporonoides nigrescens, Zygosaccharomyces, and cacti.

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  1. xerophile

    A xerophile is an organism, such as a type of fungus or bacteria, that thrives in extremely dry, desiccated or arid conditions. These organisms can survive or even remain metabolically active in environments with very low availability of water.

Wikidata

  1. Xerophile

    A xerophile, is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity is a measure of the amount of water within a substrate an organism can use to support sexual growth. Xerophiles are often said to be "xerotolerant", meaning tolerant of dry conditions. They can survive in environments with water activity below 0.8. Endoliths and halophiles are often xerotolerant. The common food preservation method of reducing water activities may not prevent the growth of xerophilic organisms, often resulting in food spoilage. Many mold and yeast species are xerophilic. Mold growth on bread is an example of food spoilage by xerophilic organisms. Examples of xerophiles include Trichosporonoides nigrescens, cacti, and tardigrades, which can survive for almost a decade without exposure to water.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of xerophile in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of xerophile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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