extremophilic

English

Etymology

From extremophile +‎ -ic.

Adjective

extremophilic (comparative more extremophilic, superlative most extremophilic)

1. Of, or pertaining to the extremophiles
   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 95:

     Collect samples in volcanic springs or superheated hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor and you'll find extremophilic microbes living apparently unfazed.

Derived terms

• polyextremophilic

Translations

Of, or pertaining to the extremophiles

• Catalan: extremòfil m, extremòfila f
• German: extremophil
• Portuguese: extremófilo
• Spanish: extremófilo