THERMOPHILIC


Meaning of THERMOPHILIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌthər-mə-ˈfi-lik ]

adjective

also ther·moph·i·lous (ˌ)thər-ˈmä-fə-ləs ; or ther·mo·phile ˈthər-mə-ˌfī(-ə)l

Date: circa 1894

: of, relating to, or being an organism living at a high temperature

thermophilic fermentation

thermophilic bacteria

• thermophile noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.