Psychrosensitive

//ˌsaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˈsɛnsɪtɪv// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sensitive to the cold.

    "[A]ttenuated strains of myxoma virus, like attenuated strains of poliovirus type I, are less thermoresistant and less psychrosensitive (in their replication) than virulent strains."

Synonyms

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cold-sensitivecryosensitivecryosensitive

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"[A]ttenuated strains of myxoma virus, like attenuated strains of poliovirus type I, are less thermoresistant and less psychrosensitive (in their replication) than virulent strains."

Etymology

From psychro- (prefix meaning ‘cold’) + sensitive.

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