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hyperextremophile

hyperextremophile noun: an organism that thrives at higher temperatures than typical extremophiles, which in turn thrive at higher temperatures than ordinary life.

Noun

hyperextremophile (plural hyperextremophiles)

  1. An organism that thrives at higher temperatures than typical extremophiles, which in turn thrive at higher temperatures than ordinary life.
    • Prokarya hyperextremophiles thrive at higher levels of temperature and in hypersalinity than the moderate extremophiles.2000, Joseph Seckbach, “Extremophilies as Models for Extraterrestrial Life”, in ASP Conference Series, volume 213, →Bibcode

Forms of hyperextremophile

pluralhyperextremophiles

Origin of hyperextremophile

From hyper- + extremophile.

Questions about hyperextremophile

What does hyperextremophile mean?
Hyperextremophile means an organism that thrives at higher temperatures than typical extremophiles, which in turn thrive at higher temperatures than ordinary life.
What part of speech is hyperextremophile?
Hyperextremophile is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperextremophile?
The plural of hyperextremophile is hyperextremophiles.

Words near hyperextremophile in the dictionary

  1. hyperextension
  2. hyperextensions
  3. hyperextensive
  4. hyperextensor
  5. hyperextensors
  6. hyperextremophile
  7. hyperextremophiles
  8. hyperexuberance
  9. hyperface
  10. hyperfaces
  11. hyperfacilitation

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