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Thermophile
An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.
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An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.
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| Word | Definition |
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| hyperthermophilenoun | (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea. |
| hyperextremophilenoun | (biology) An organism that thrives at higher temperatures than typical extremophiles, which in turn thrive at higher temperatures than ordinary life. |
| thermophilianoun | (biology) The ability to thrives at relatively high temperatures. |
| thermophily | The condition of being a thermophile |
| halophilenoun | (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile |
| thermoalkaliphilenoun | (biology) Any organism that lives in a hot, alkaline environment |
| psychrophilenoun | An organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile. |
| mesothermophilenoun | (biology) Any organism that prefers to live in the moderate temperatures of temperate zones |
| thermohalophilenoun | Any thermophilic halophile |
| acidothermophilenoun | Synonym of thermoacidophile. |
| hyperthermoacidophilenoun | (biology) Any organism that is both a hyperthermophile and an acidophile |
| extremophilenoun | (ecology) Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, etc; many are autotrophs; some are commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions. |
| polyextremophilenoun | (biology) An organism which can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factors. |
| hyperthermophilynoun | The condition of being hyperthermophilic |
| hyperhalophilenoun | (biology) A halophile that can survive in extremely salty environments |
| hyperthermophilianoun | The quality of being hyperthermophilic. |
| mesophilenoun | An organism, especially a microorganism, that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures. |
| extremophilianoun | The property of being an extremophile, an organism that thrives in extreme environmental conditions. |
| hyperthermophilicitynoun | The condition of being hyperthermophilic |
| thermopreferencenoun | (biology) An organism's preference for a particular temperature range |
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- extremethermophile
- thethermophile
- athermophile
- sporotrichumthermophile
- chaetomiumthermophile
- ofthermophile
- moderatethermophile
- obligatethermophile
- andthermophile
- facultativethermophile
- anaerobicthermophile
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