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thermoacidophile

thermoacidophile noun: any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota.

Noun

thermoacidophile (plural thermoacidophiles)

  1. Any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota

Forms of thermoacidophile

pluralthermoacidophiles

Origin of thermoacidophile

From thermo- + acid + -o- + -phile.

Words formed from thermoacidophile

Questions about thermoacidophile

What does thermoacidophile mean?
Thermoacidophile means any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota.
What part of speech is thermoacidophile?
Thermoacidophile is a noun.
What is the plural of thermoacidophile?
The plural of thermoacidophile is thermoacidophiles.

Words near thermoacidophile in the dictionary

  1. thermoablations
  2. thermoablative
  3. thermoabrasion
  4. thermoabrasional
  5. thermoacidic
  6. thermoacidophile
  7. thermoacidophiles
  8. thermoacidophilic
  9. thermoacoustic
  10. thermoacoustics
  11. thermoacoustimetry

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