psychrophilic
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prettygoodwordpsychrophilic (sai-kroh-FIL-ik) - adj., thriving best at low temperatures.
Applied mainly to bacteria and fungi growing in the range of −20 °C to +10 °C. Yes, down to 20 degrees below freezing, making them a type of extremophiles. Coined in the late 19th century from Greek roots psychros, cold/frozen + -phílos, love + -ic.
---L.
Applied mainly to bacteria and fungi growing in the range of −20 °C to +10 °C. Yes, down to 20 degrees below freezing, making them a type of extremophiles. Coined in the late 19th century from Greek roots psychros, cold/frozen + -phílos, love + -ic.
---L.
