extremophile
Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure,…Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, etc; many are autotrophs; some are commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.
» I read the research paper "Sea ice, extremophiles and life on extra-terrestrial ocean worlds."
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, etc; many are autotrophs; some are commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.
экстремофи́лekstremofíl
Examples
2 sentencesI read the research paper "Sea ice, extremophiles and life on extra-terrestrial ocean worlds."
I read the article "Indexing Exoplanets with Physical Conditions Potentially Suitable for Rock-Dependent Extremophiles."
Translations
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Origin
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
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Forms
plural: extremophiles| Singular | extremophile |
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