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thermophilous

thermophilous adjective: of or pertaining to a thermophile.

Adjective

thermophilous (comparative more thermophilous, superlative most thermophilous)

  1. Of or pertaining to a thermophile

Forms of thermophilous

comparativemore thermophilous
superlativemost thermophilous

Origin of thermophilous

From thermophile + -ous.

Words formed from thermophilous

Questions about thermophilous

What does thermophilous mean?
Thermophilous means of or pertaining to a thermophile.
What part of speech is thermophilous?
Thermophilous is an adjective.

Words near thermophilous in the dictionary

  1. thermophilin
  2. thermophilins
  3. thermophilization
  4. thermophilize
  5. thermophillic
  6. thermophilous
  7. thermophily
  8. thermophobe
  9. thermophobes
  10. thermophobia
  11. thermophobic

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