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单词 extremophile
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Definition of extremophile in English:

extremophile

nounɛksˈtrɛməfʌɪlekˈstreməˌfīl
Biology
  • A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.

    〔生〕(能在极端条件下生存的)极端微生物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ongoing discoveries of extremophiles on Earth continue to inform all of us of how much there is to learn about life.
    • Microbes are microscopic organisms that can thrive in seemingly inhospitable environments and are sometimes referred to as extremophiles.
    • However, for many poorly studied microbes, such as the increasing number of completely sequenced extremophiles, this approach may provide valuable information on their ecology that cannot be obtained otherwise.
    • Studies of extremophiles have revealed that terrestrial life occupies virtually every imaginable habitat where liquid water, chemical nutrients, and simple forms of energy coexist.
    • Even right here on Earth, new categories of organisms, collectively called extremophiles, thrive in conditions inimical to human beings.

Definition of extremophile in US English:

extremophile

nounekˈstreməˌfīl
Biology
  • A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.

    〔生〕(能在极端条件下生存的)极端微生物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Studies of extremophiles have revealed that terrestrial life occupies virtually every imaginable habitat where liquid water, chemical nutrients, and simple forms of energy coexist.
    • However, for many poorly studied microbes, such as the increasing number of completely sequenced extremophiles, this approach may provide valuable information on their ecology that cannot be obtained otherwise.
    • Microbes are microscopic organisms that can thrive in seemingly inhospitable environments and are sometimes referred to as extremophiles.
    • Even right here on Earth, new categories of organisms, collectively called extremophiles, thrive in conditions inimical to human beings.
    • Ongoing discoveries of extremophiles on Earth continue to inform all of us of how much there is to learn about life.
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