extremolyte

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noun

Any of diverse classes of organic compound found in extremophiles

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounextremolyte (plural extremolytes)

plural extremolytes

  1. chemistryAny of diverse classes of organic compound found in extremophiles

    The applications of extremophiles and their products, extremolytes, with their possible implications for human use are also discussed broadly.

    2009, Om V. Singh, Sustainable Biotechnology: Sources of Renewable Energy, page 289
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