acidophilic vs acidophilous

acidophilic and acidophilous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acidophilic	No	Yes	No	No
acidophilous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, acidophilic and acidophilous are synonyms defined as:

acidophilic and acidophilous: especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium

Other synonyms of acidophilic include aciduric.

acidophilic (adjective)	acidophilous (adjective)
especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium	especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium