extremophile
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extremophile
(ĭk-strē′mə-fīl′)n.
Any of various organisms that require extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, or chemical concentration, as in very cold or salty environments, in order to thrive.
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extremophile
(ĕks-trēm′ŏ-fīl) [L. extremus, outermost, + Gr. philein, to love]An organism that can thrive in exceptionally adverse environments, such as in very cold or very hot, halogenated, or salty conditions.
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extremophile
a MICROORGANISM that can grow under severe or extreme environmental conditions; for example, very high temperature, high NaCl concentration, very low pH. Often they are members of the ARCHAEA.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005