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polyextremotolerant

polyextremotolerant adjective: capable of tolerating multiple extreme environmental conditions.

Adjective

polyextremotolerant (not comparable)

  1. Capable of tolerating multiple extreme environmental conditions
    • Conditions inside dishwashers not only enable selected fungal species to survive, but also promote the selective enrichment of particular polyextremotolerant fungi that can tolerate low and high pH, temperatures up to 60°C or 80°C, occasional dehydration and high organic loads, high concentrations...2016 February 12, “The Black Yeast Exophiala dermatitidis and Other Selected Opportunistic Human Fungal Pathogens Spread from Dishwashers to Kitchens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of polyextremotolerant

From poly- + extremotolerant.

Questions about polyextremotolerant

What does polyextremotolerant mean?
Polyextremotolerant means capable of tolerating multiple extreme environmental conditions.
What part of speech is polyextremotolerant?
Polyextremotolerant is an adjective.

Words near polyextremotolerant in the dictionary

  1. polyexponential
  2. polyexponentials
  3. polyextremophile
  4. polyextremophiles
  5. polyextremophilic
  6. polyextremotolerant
  7. polyfactorial
  8. polyfamilies
  9. polyfamily
  10. polyfascicular
  11. polyfection

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