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extremophile
/ ɪkˈstrɛməˌfaɪl /
noun
- a microbe that lives in an environment once thought to be uninhabitable, for example in boiling or frozen water
extremophile
/ ĭk-strē′mə-fīl′ /
- An organism adapted to living in conditions of extreme temperature, pressure, or chemical concentration, as in highly acidic or salty environments. Many extremophiles are unicellular organisms known as archaea .
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