Meanings
adjectiveextremophilic (comparative more extremophilic, superlative most extremophilic)
comparative more extremophilic · superlative most extremophilic
- Of, or pertaining to the extremophiles
Collect samples in volcanic springs or superheated hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor and you'll find extremophilic microbes living apparently unfazed.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 95
Origin
- Englishextreme
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
- Englishextremophile
- Englishextremophilic
From extremophile + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan extremòfil
- extremòfilOf, or pertaining to the extremophiles
German extremophil
- extremophilOf, or pertaining to the extremophiles
Portuguese extremófilo
- extremófiloOf, or pertaining to the extremophiles
Spanish extremófilo
- extremófiloOf, or pertaining to the extremophiles
Cite this entry
APA
extremophilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremophilic
MLA
“extremophilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremophilic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extremophilic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extremophilic.
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