thermophilize

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verb

To adapt to a warmer climate

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Meanings

verbthermophilize (third-person singular simple present thermophilizes, present participle thermophilizing, simple past and past participle thermophilized)

present singular third person thermophilizes · participle present thermophilizing · participle past thermophilized · past thermophilized

  1. biologyTo adapt to a warmer climate

Origin

From thermophile + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermophilize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermophilize.

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