thermophile
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Noun edit
thermophile (plural thermophiles)
- (biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.
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organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
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Adjective edit
thermophile (plural thermophiles)
Further reading edit
- “thermophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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thermophile
- inflection of thermophil:
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thermophile