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psychrophile

psychrophile noun: an organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.

Noun

psychrophile (plural psychrophiles)

  1. An organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.

Forms of psychrophile

pluralpsychrophiles

Origin of psychrophile

From psychro- + -phile.

Questions about psychrophile

What does psychrophile mean?
Psychrophile means an organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.
What part of speech is psychrophile?
Psychrophile is a noun.
What is the plural of psychrophile?
The plural of psychrophile is psychrophiles.

Words near psychrophile in the dictionary

  1. psychrometrical
  2. psychrometrically
  3. psychrometrics
  4. psychrometries
  5. psychrometry
  6. psychrophile
  7. psychrophiles
  8. psychrophilia
  9. psychrophilic
  10. psychrophilicity
  11. psychrophilous

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