cryophilic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cryophilic (not comparable)
- (microbiology) growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
- Synonyms: cryophilous, psychrophilic
- Antonym: cryophobic
- a cryophilic bacterium
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Translations[edit]
growing best at low temperatures
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