extremolyte

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extremolyte (plural extremolytes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of diverse classes of organic compound found in extremophiles
    • 2009, Om V. Singh, Sustainable Biotechnology: Sources of Renewable Energy, page 289:
      The applications of extremophiles and their products, extremolytes, with their possible implications for human use are also discussed broadly.