PSYCHROPHILE


Meaning of PSYCHROPHILE in English

[ 'sʌɪkrə(ʊ)fʌɪl ]

■ noun Biology an organism that grows best at temperatures close to freezing.

Derivatives

psychrophilic adjective

Origin

1920s: from Gk psukhros 'cold' + -phile .

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