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- noun Plural form of
halophile .
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Examples
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With the recent discovery of salt on Mars by the Phoenix Lander, I foresee the potential for halophiles within caves to become another possibility for life.
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With the recent discovery of salt on Mars by the Phoenix Lander, I foresee the potential for halophiles within caves to become another possibility for life.
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Strictly anaerobic halophiles isolated from canned Swedish fermented herring.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Strictly anaerobic halophiles isolated from canned Swedish fermented herring.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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However, pickle-cured fish are free of growths of halophiles, because these organisms are aerobic, and the brine of pickle-cured fish does not contain sufficient oxygen to support their growth.
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He is well known for his work on gas vesicles and halophiles, among other topics.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Priya DasSarma 2010
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Now, you get both the translucent and transparent qualities of both the crystals and halophiles from one light source.
Strobist 2009
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But the translucence of the crystals isn't really happening for me, and there is no relief showing the internal imperfections in which the halophiles are growing.
Strobist 2009
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Those tardigrades and halophiles can only be the way they are now, because that's how they were Created, and macroevolution doesn't happen.
Planet Atheism 2009
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I figured they would bend the light and highlight the colonies of halophiles living inside.
Strobist 2009
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