thermophile

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06333
An organism that can tolerate high temperatures and that grows optimally at temperatures above \(45\ ^{\,\unicode{x26ac}}\text{C}\).
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 166 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'thermophile' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06333 RIS BibTex EndNote
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