EXTREMOPHILE

Meaning of EXTREMOPHILE in English

noun Date: 1989 an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions (as in a hot spring or ice cap)

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

EXTREMOPHILE — ikˈstrēməˌfīl noun ( -s ) Etymology: extreme (I) + -o- + -phile (I) : an organism that lives under extreme …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXTREMOPHILE — n. organism (usually single-celled) whose natural surroundings are in extreme environmental conditions (as in hot springs, ice cap, extreme temperatures …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EXTREMOPHILE — noun Date: 1989 : an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions (as in a hot spring or ice cap)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXTREMOPHILE — [ ɛks'trɛməfʌɪl ] ■ noun Biology a microorganism that lives in extreme environmental conditions.
Concise Oxford English vocab
EXTREMOPHILE — n. Pronunciation: ik- ' str ē -m ə - ˌ f ī (- ə )l Function: noun Date: 1989 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EXTREMOPHILIC — adjective see extremophile
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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