thermoacidophile

[thur-moh-uh-sid-uh-fahyl, -as-i-duh-]

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noun

any organism that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures, the greatest number of which are members of the archaea.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thermoacidophile¹

First recorded in 1975–80; thermo- + acidophile ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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One extreme halophile and the thermoacidophile Sulfolobus were known to be exceptions to this generalization; they were considered to have an idiosyncratic wall structure.

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thermo-thermoacoustic

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