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What is the noun for thermophiles?

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thermophile
  1. (biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Culture variables affecting phytase production by a thermophilic mould Sporotrichum thermophile in submerged fermentation were optimized.”
      “In this investigation a 'selective enrichment' method was used to isolate thermophile spore-forming bacteria from oil contaminated soil samples.”
      “The enzyme was then purified from the thermophile and characterized as a thermostable meso-DAPDH, and the gene was sequenced.”
thermophilicity
  1. The quality or state of being thermophilic.
thermophily
  1. The condition of being a thermophile
thermophiles
  1. plural of thermophile
  2. Examples:
    1. “As described above, the molecular machinery of thermophiles works in ways we don't yet completely understand.”
      “Back on the boat, Craig told me a little more about his forays to collect thermophiles on the ocean floor.”
      “The genome of halobacterium and thermophiles will give insight into new sorts of biochemistry.”
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