cryophilic

cryophilic
SYN: crymophilic. [cryo- + G. philos, fond]

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cryo·phil·ic .krī-ə-'fil-ik adj thriving at low temperatures

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cryo·phil·ic (kri″o-filґik) psychrophilic.

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