thermophilic

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

thermophilic (comparative more thermophilic, superlative most thermophilic)

1. (biology) of, or relating to a thermophile; living and thriving at relatively high temperatures

Antonyms

• psychrophilic, cryophilic

Translations

living at high temperatures

• Finnish: termofiilinen
• Greek: θερμόφιλος (el) (thermófilos), θερμοφιλικός (el) (thermofilikós)
• Polish: ciepłolubny
• Portuguese: termófilo