thermoacidophile
[thur-moh-uh-sid-uh-fahyl, -as-i-duh-]
- any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
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Origin of thermoacidophile
thermo- + acidophile
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