HYPERTHERMOPHILE


Meaning of HYPERTHERMOPHILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pər-ˈthər-mə-ˌfī(-ə)l ]

noun

Date: 1988

: an organism that lives in extremely hot environments (as hot springs) with temperatures around the boiling point of water

• hy·per·ther·mo·phil·ic -ˌthər-mə-ˈfi-lik adjective

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