thermophile

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noun

An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.

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Meanings

nounthermophile (plural thermophiles)

plural thermophiles

  1. biologyAn organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
philotherm

Origin

From thermo- + -phile.

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Translations

Catalan termòfil
  • termòfilorganism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Finnish termofiili
  • termofiiliorganism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
French thermophile
  • thermophileorganism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Greek θερμόφιλος
  • θερμόφιλος (thermófilos)organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Italian termofilo
  • termofiloorganism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Portuguese termófilo
  • termófiloorganism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Russian термофил
  • термофил (termofil)organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Spanish termófilo
  • termófiloorganism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
Cite this entry
APA

thermophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermophile

MLA

“thermophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermophile.

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