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cryophilia

cryophilia noun: a tendency to thrive at low temperatures.

Noun

cryophilia (uncountable)

  1. A tendency to thrive at low temperatures.
    Synonyms:
    psychrophilia

Synonyms of cryophilia

Origin of cryophilia

From cryo- + -philia.

Questions about cryophilia

What does cryophilia mean?
Cryophilia means a tendency to thrive at low temperatures.
What part of speech is cryophilia?
Cryophilia is a noun.

Words near cryophilia in the dictionary

  1. cryopelagic
  2. cryopexies
  3. cryopexy
  4. cryophile
  5. cryophiles
  6. cryophilia
  7. cryophilic
  8. cryophilicity
  9. cryophilous
  10. cryophobe
  11. cryophobes

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