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单词 nitrophobous
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nitrophobousadj.

Brit. /ˌnʌɪtrəˈfəʊbəs/, /nʌɪˈtrɒfəbəs/, U.S. /ˌnaɪtrəˈfoʊbəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nitro- comb. form, -phobous comb. form.
Etymology: < nitro- comb. form + -phobous comb. form, after nitrophilous adj. Compare German nitrophob (1926 or earlier). Compare nitrophobe n.
Ecology.
Esp. of a lichen or fungus: not growing or thriving in a soil or on a substrate that is rich in nitrogen.
ΚΠ
1930 Amer. Naturalist 64 322 There are nitrophobous and nitrophilous tree lichens.
1991 Nordic Jrnl. Bot. 11 359 The 55 species of fungi recorded were clearly divided in a nitrophilous group and a nitrophobous group.
1995 Lichenologist 27 473 Mean percentage increase in thallus area can be as low as 0.4–4% in nitrophobous species.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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