extremophilic

English

Etymology

extremophile +‎ -ic

Adjective

extremophilic (comparative more extremophilic, superlative most extremophilic)

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.

Translations

Of, or pertaining to the extremophiles

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

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