extremophile

== English == === Etymology === From extreme +‎ -o- +‎ -phile. === Noun === extremophile (plural extremophiles) (ecology) Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, etc; many are autotrophs; some are commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions. Hypernym: organism Hyponyms: acidophile, alkaliphile, barophile, piezophile, cryophile, psychrophile, halophile, hyperextremophile, hyperthermophile, microaerophile, polyextremophile, thermophile Coordinate term: mesophile ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====