thermoacidophile

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

noun

any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.

Origin of thermoacidophile

thermo- + acidophile

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