thermoacidophile

noun

Any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota

OriginEnglish acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounthermoacidophile (plural thermoacidophiles)

plural thermoacidophiles

  1. Any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
acidothermophile

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Latinacidu
  7. Frenchacide
  8. Englishacid
  9. Englishthermoacidophile

From thermo- + acid + -o- + -phile.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

acidothermophile
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APA

thermoacidophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoacidophile

MLA

“thermoacidophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoacidophile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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