Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperthermophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ther-mophile
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, scientists were finding even hardier microbes, now known as hyperthermophiles, which demand temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius or more."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English thermophile English hyperthermophile From hyper- + thermophile.

Inflected Forms

hyperthermophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperthermophilic thermophile

Questions

What does hyperthermophile mean?: An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
Where does hyperthermophile come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English thermophile English hyperthermophile From hyper- + thermophile.

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