psychrophil

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psychrophil

[psyçʁoˈfiːl]

Rhymes with iːl

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Neuwort, zu griechisch ψυχρός (psychros) „kalt“ und φιλία (philía) „Freund, freundlich“ gebildet

adjective psychrophil · psychrophiler · psychrophile · psychrophiles · psychrophilen

Kälte liebend Ein psychrophiles Lebewesen (in der Regel Mikroorganismen) lebt gerne bei kalten Temperaturen, die unter 20 °C liegen.
Similar: kälteliebend, kryophil · Opposite: thermophil, psychrophob

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@misc{psychrophil_2026,
  title = {psychrophil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/psychrophil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}