Hyperthermophile

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.

    "Meanwhile, scientists were finding even hardier microbes, now known as hyperthermophiles, which demand temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius or more."

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"Meanwhile, scientists were finding even hardier microbes, now known as hyperthermophiles, which demand temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius or more."

Etymology

From hyper- + thermophile.

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