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Thermoacidophile Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix thermo-

Thermoacidophile has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures

2

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

See Also
acid thermoacidophilic thermoacidophiles crenarchaeota bacterium phylum heat
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
archaebacteria
Rhyming Words
ile lile wile tile nile vile sile hile rile bile kile file pile mile bfile avile edile chile baile prile
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