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mesophile

[ mez-uh-fahyl, -fil, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˈmɛz əˌfaɪl, -fɪl, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /
Bacteriology

adjective

mesophilic.

noun

a mesophilic bacterium.

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Origin of mesophile

First recorded in 1925–30; meso- + -phile

Words nearby mesophile

mesopeak, mesopelagic, mesopelagic zone, mesopexy, mesophil, mesophile, mesophilic, mesophlebitis, mesophryon, mesophyll, mesophyte
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