stenothermophilic

[ sten-uh-thur-muh-fil-ik ]

/ ˌstɛn əˌθɜr məˈfɪl ɪk /

adjective

growing best within a narrow temperature range.

Nearby words

stenosed, stenosis, stenostomia, stenothermal, stenothermophile, stenothermophilic, stenothorax, stenotic, stenotopic, stenotype, stenotypy

Origin of stenothermophilic

First recorded in 1955–60; steno- + thermo- + -philic

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