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At the bottom of the ocean, bacteria that are thermophilic and can survive at the steam vent heat that would otherwise produce, if fish were there, sous-vide cooked fish, nevertheless, have managed to make that a hospitable environment for them.
Harvey V. Fineberg

Meaning of "thermophilic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THERMOPHILIC

thermophilic  [ˌθɜːməʊˈfɪlɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THERMOPHILIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thermophilic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THERMOPHILIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thermophilic

Thermophile

A thermophile is an organism — a type of extremophile — that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 45 and 122 °C. Many thermophiles are archaea. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the earliest bacteria. Thermophiles are found in various geothermally heated regions of the Earth, such as hot springs like those in Yellowstone National Park and deep sea hydrothermal vents, as well as decaying plant matter, such as peat bogs and compost. Unlike other types of bacteria, thermophiles can survive at much hotter temperatures, whereas other bacteria would be damaged and sometimes killed if exposed to the same temperatures. Professor Zachary Studniberg, from Cambridge University, wrote in his book 'The Function of Extremophiles' that they are the most unique organism on the planet in terms of their contribution to modern life. As a prerequisite for their survival, thermophiles contain enzymes that can function at high temperatures. Some of these enzymes are used in molecular biology, and in washing agents. "Thermophile" is derived from the Greek: θερμότητα, meaning heat, and Greek: φίλια, love.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THERMOPHILIC


acidophilic
ˌæsɪdəʊˈfɪlɪk
anglophilic
ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪk
bibliophilic
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈfɪlɪk
coprophilic
ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪk
cytophilic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈfɪlɪk
electrophilic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈfɪlɪk
haemophilic
ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪk
halophilic
ˌhæləʊˈfɪlɪk
hemophilic
ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪk
hydrophilic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈfɪlɪk
lipophilic
ˌlɪpəʊˈfɪlɪk
lyophilic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfɪlɪk
mesophilic
ˌmɛsəʊˈfɪlɪk
microaerophilic
ˌmaɪkrəʊˌɛərəʊˈfɪlɪk
necrophilic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfɪlɪk
nucleophilic
ˌnjuːklɪəʊˈfɪlɪk
oleophilic
ˌəʊlɪəʊˈfɪlɪk
paedophilic
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪk
pedophilic
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪk
psychrophilic
ˌsaɪkrəʊˈfɪlɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THERMOPHILIC

thermomotor
thermonasty
thermonuclear
thermonuclear bomb
thermonuclear reaction
thermoperiodic
thermoperiodicity
thermoperiodism
thermophil
thermophile
thermophilous
thermophyllous
thermopile
thermoplastic
thermoplasticity
Thermopylae
thermoreceptor
thermoregulate
thermoregulation
thermoregulator

WORDS THAT END LIKE THERMOPHILIC

ailourophilic
ailurophilic
amphiphilic
barophilic
basilic
basophilic
cartophilic
chromophilic
cryophilic
eosinophilic
keratinophilic
neutrophilic
notaphilic
oxyphilic
photophilic
protophilic
pyroninophilic
scopophilic
siderophilic
trochilic
zoophilic

Synonyms and antonyms of thermophilic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «thermophilic» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of thermophilic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thermophilic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thermophilic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嗜热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

termófilo
570 millions of speakers

English

thermophilic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थर्मोफिलिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أليف للحرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

термофильные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thermophilic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থার্মফিলিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thermophile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Termophilic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thermophilen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好熱性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고온
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thermophilic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ưa nhiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெர்மோஃபில்லிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्णतेसंबंधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

termofilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

termofili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciepłolubnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

термофільні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

termofile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμόφιλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

termofiliese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

termofil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

varmekrevende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thermophilic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THERMOPHILIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thermophilic

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QUOTES WITH «THERMOPHILIC»

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Harvey V. Fineberg
At the bottom of the ocean, bacteria that are thermophilic and can survive at the steam vent heat that would otherwise produce, if fish were there, sous-vide cooked fish, nevertheless, have managed to make that a hospitable environment for them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THERMOPHILIC»

Discover the use of thermophilic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thermophilic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thermophilic Bacteria
Major topics discussed in the book include a general review on thermophilic bacteria and archaea; heterotropic bacilli; the genus Thermus; new and rare genera of aerobic heterophophs, such as Saccharococcus, Rhodothermus, and Scotohermus; ...
Jakob K. Kristjansson, 1991
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Alicyclobacillus: Thermophilic Acidophilic Bacilli
It is against this background and in recognition of the importance and urgency of the problem that International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Japan has published this book, bringing together new insights on the topic together with ...
A. Yokota, T. Fujii, K. Goto, 2008
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Thermophilic Moulds in Biotechnology
All important aspects of thermophilic moulds such as systematics, ecology, physiology and biochemistry, production of extracellular and intracellular enzymes, their role in spoilage of stores products and solid and liquid waste management, ...
B.N. Johri, T. Satyanarayana, J. Olsen, 1999
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Microbiological Safety and Quality of Food
3.4.3 Preservation against Spoilage by Nonpathogenic Thermophilic Spores The ambient temperature conditions of warehouses and distribution systems in some parts of the world are such that thermally processed foods that may be perfectly ...
Barbara Lund, Tony C. Baird-Parker, Grahame Warwick Gould, 2000
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Compendium of the Microbiological Spoilage of Foods and ...
The spores of thermophilic bacteria usually have a greater heat resistance than the spores of mesophilic bacteria. Therefore, heat processes designed to kill mesophilic bacterial spores are not adequate to destroy thermophilic bacterial spores ...
Michael P. Doyle, William H. Sperber, 2009
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Thermophilic Microbes in Environmental and Industrial ...
Another thermophilic syntroph, namely, strain TPO, has been isolated from granular sludge from a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor. This strain grows fermentatively as a pure culture in the presence of pyruvate, benzoate, ...
Tulasi Satyanarayana, Jennifer Littlechild, Yutaka Kawarabayasi, 2013
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Parallel Characterization of Thermophilic Isopentenyl ...
In this thesis, IP kinases from two archaeal strains, Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus and Thermoplasma acidophilum, have been cloned and kinetically characterized.
Mo Chen, 2009
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Characterization and Engineering of a Thermophilic Chaperone ...
Many enzymatic reactions proceed better in organic co-solvents due to the increased solubility of nonpolar substrates as well as the driving of reactions towards alternative products.
Lisa Marie Bergeron, 2008
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Biomethanation I
Therefore, a higher temperature optimum and maximum is found for the main metabolic groups in extreme thermophilic reactors compared to thermophilic reactors [28]. Methane production was found in microbial mat samples taken from a ...
Birgitte K. Ahring, 2003
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Fungi: Experimental Methods In Biology, Second Edition
The ecology of thermophilic fungi. In K. K. Janardhanan, C. Rajendran, K. Natarajan, and D. L. Hawksworth, eds., Tropical Mycology. Oxford & IBH, New Delhi, pp. 278–289. Maheshwari, R. (2003). Enzymes of thermophilic fungi.
Ramesh Maheshwari, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THERMOPHILIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thermophilic is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Minor Capsid Protein VP11 of Thermophilic Bacteriophage P23 …
Thermus thermophilus bacteriophage P23-77 is the type member of a new virus family of icosahedral, tailless, inner-membrane-containing double-stranded ... «Journal of Virology, Jul 15»
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Development of genetic tools for Myceliophthora thermophila
The thermophilic filamentous fungus Myceliophthora thermophila has many suitable characteristics for industrial biotechnology and could be a promising new ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Lokiarchaeota: Biologists Discover 'Missing Link' Microorganism
This false-color image shows a cell of thermophilic methanogenic archaea. Image credit: University of California Museum of Paleontology. In 1977, biochemist ... «Sci-News.com, May 15»
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Compost mooted as the new soil frontier
Mr Campbell's impressive thermophilic compost-making area on well-drained sloping land at the front of his property, is still a work in progress as he grapples ... «Farm Weekly, Feb 15»
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Remarkable waste water combinations profit meat producers
The high-temperature thermophilic anaerobic digestion technologies, typically operating at 55 deg C, are part of a proven combination of processes that digest ... «Pollution Solutions, Feb 15»
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Putting the color in Yellowstone's famed thermal springs
"It is now understood that these mats are comprised of complex communities of microbes, primarily thermophilic cyanobacteria (often called blue-green algae) ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
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Bacteria on Russian 'sex satellite' survive reentry
“We were able to prove that one of our thermophilic bacteria can survive on the surface of a meteorite during its passage through the earth's atmosphere,” said ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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GWE waste-to-energy technology nominated for global energy award
Chok Chai Starch's Thermophilic Raptor – the world's first plant to incorporate the thermophilic biological digestion process for cassava pulp – not only greatly ... «Renewable Energy from Waste, Nov 14»
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Turning bio-waste into hydrogen
These bacteria are our enemies, and the HYTIME innovation consists in working with extreme thermophilic bacteria — which have superior yield — to make their ... «Cordis News, Jul 14»
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Engineered Microbe Could Ease Switch to Grass
... have engineered the thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii to directly convert switchgrass into ethanol, according to a study published today (June ... «Scientist, Jun 14»

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