English word haloalkaliphile comes from English -phile, English alkali, English halo-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -phile | English (eng) | Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend". |
| alkali | English (eng) | (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.. (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to [...] |
| halo- | English (eng) | (chemistry) Forming names of chemical compounds which contain one or more halogen atoms. Sea, salt, salt water. |
| haloalkaliphile | English (eng) | Any haloalkaliphilic organism. |