Cryophilic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius not-comparable

    "a cryophilic bacterium"

Synonyms

All synonyms
cryophilouspsychrophilicpsychrophilic

Etymology

From cryo- + -philic.

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