nitrophile
French, adjective
nitrophile is spelled N-I-T-R-O-P-H-I-L-E (10 letters). Nitrophile is a French adjective meaning “nitrophilous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie les plantes qui croissent de préférence dans les terrains riches en azote”.
What does nitrophile mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nitrophilous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie les plantes qui croissent de préférence dans les terrains riches en azote.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nitrophile
- nitrophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nitrophile?
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.