嗜盐菌

嗜鹽菌

shìyánjūn

noun

Meanings

嗜盐菌能在高盐环境中正常生长。

Shìyánjūn néng zài gāo yán huánjìng zhōng zhèngcháng shēngzhǎng.

Halophiles can grow normally in high-salt environments.

死海里发现了多种嗜盐菌。

Sǐ hǎilǐ fāxiàn le duōzhǒng shìyánjūn.

Many species of halophilic bacteria have been found in the Dead Sea.

memory

嗜 means 'to be addicted to, to crave' — so 嗜盐菌 are literally 'salt-addicted bacteria'. The same 嗜 appears in 嗜酒 (alcoholic) and 嗜睡 (hypersomnia).

嗜 shì

盐 yán

菌 jūn