thermoacidophile.
Any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota
Meaning & usage
Any heat- and acid-tolerant bacterium or archaeon, typically of the phylum Crenarchaeota
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Latin -philalbor. English -phile English thermoacidophile From thermo- + acid + -o- + -phile.
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