hyperthermophile

British

/ ˌhaɪpəˌθɜːməʊˈfɪlɪk, ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl /

noun

an organism, esp a bacterium, that lives at high temperatures (above 80°C), found in some hot springs

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Other Word Forms

hyperthermophilic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperthermophile

C20: from _hyper- + _-thermophile

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One theory is that the enzyme is important in sensing unpaired regions in hyperthermophile genomes, then initiating repair.

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