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stenothermal
[sten″o-ther´mal] (stenothermic [sten″o-ther´mik]) pertaining to or characterized by tolerance of only a narrow range of temperature.Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sten·o·ther·mal
(sten'ō-ther'măl),Thermostable through a narrow temperature range; able to withstand only slight changes in temperature.
[steno- + G. thermē, heat]
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stenothermal
(stĕn′ə-thûr′məl) alsostenothermic
(-mĭk) orstenothermous
(-məs)adj.
Capable of living or growing only within a limited range of temperature.
sten′o·therm′ n.
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sten·o·ther·mal
(sten'ō-thĕr'măl)Thermostable through a narrow temperature range; able to withstand only slight changes in temperature.
[steno- + G. thermē, heat]
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