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NALT Full

Preferred term

thermophiles

Type

Topic

Definition

An organism that can grow and thrive at extreme levels of temperature.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

extremophiles

Narrower concepts

thermophilic microorganisms

Synonyms

hyperthermophiles
thermophilic organisms

In other languages

termófilos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/239625

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