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extremophile

/ ɪkˈstrɛməˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. a microbe that lives in an environment once thought to be uninhabitable, for example in boiling or frozen water
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extremophile

/ ĭk-strēmə-fīl′ /

  1. 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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