Meanings
adjective
- of or relating to a hyperthermophile; living and thriving in an extremely hot environment
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Englishthermophilic
- Englishhyperthermophilic
From hyper- + thermophilic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese hipertermófilo
- hipertermófilothriving in an extremely hot environment
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hyperthermophilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthermophilic
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“hyperthermophilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthermophilic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperthermophilic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthermophilic.
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