Definition of EXTREMOPHILE

extremophile

Plural: extremophiles

Noun

  • An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.

Origin / Etymology

From extreme + -o- + -phile.

Scrabble Score: 26

extremophile: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
extremophile: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extremophile: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 28

extremophile is a valid Words With Friends word