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xerothermic

xerothermic adjective: both hot and dry.

Adjective

xerothermic (not comparable)

  1. Both hot and dry.
  2. That flourishes in hot, dry conditions.
    • […] a southwestern, xerothermic element, including Geothallus, Targionia, and various Riccia species.1966 October, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.; London: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 4

Origin of xerothermic

From xero- + thermic.

Words formed from xerothermic

Phrases with xerothermic

Questions about xerothermic

What does xerothermic mean?
Xerothermic means both hot and dry.
What part of speech is xerothermic?
Xerothermic is an adjective.

Words near xerothermic in the dictionary

  1. xerostomias
  2. xerostomic
  3. xerostomy
  4. xerotes
  5. xerotherm
  6. xerothermic
  7. xerothermic period
  8. xerothermic periods
  9. xerothermophilic
  10. xerothermophilous
  11. xerothermous

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