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English
Etymology
thermo- + -phile
Noun
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
French
Adjective
thermophile (plural thermophiles)
- (biology) thermophilous, thermophilic
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
thermophile
- inflection of thermophil:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Adjective
thermophile
- vocative masculine singular of thermophilus