thermophile adjective & noun.
['Ɵǝ:mǝ(ʊ)fʌɪl] Also thermophil
[-fɪl].
L19.[from THERMO- + -PHILE.]A. adjective. =
THERMOPHILIC.
L19.b. noun. An organism, esp. a bacterium, growing optimally at high temperatures; a thermophilic organism.
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