What does "hypertolerant" mean?

Exhibiting hypertolerance.; Unusually tolerant of environmental trace elements.

What is a synonym for "hypertolerant"?

Common synonyms include: ;, hyperpatient, lax, lenient, overpatient, permissive.

adj

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Adjective

1
Exhibiting hypertolerance.; Unusually tolerant of environmental trace elements. not-comparable, usually
"Brownfields may sometimes be inadvertent laboratories in which hypertolerant varieties can be studied."
2
Exhibiting hypertolerance.; Excessively tolerant of others' misbehavior. not-comparable
"Near-synonyms: hyperpatient, overpatient; lenient, permissive; lax"

"Brownfields may sometimes be inadvertent laboratories in which hypertolerant varieties can be studied."

From hyper- + tolerant.

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