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Definition
2024
mesophile
mesophile
English
Noun
mesophile
(
plural
mesophiles
)
An
organism
, especially a
microorganism
, that
lives
and
thrives
at
moderate
temperatures
.
Antonyms
extremophile
Related terms
mesophilic
Translations
organism that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures
Esperanto:
mezofilo
Portuguese:
mesófilo
m
Etymology
meso-
, from
Ancient Greek
μέσος
(
mésos
,
“
middle
”
)
, +
-phile
.
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