psychrosensitive

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psychrosensitive

/ˌsaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ UK
/ˌsaɪkɹəˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ US

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From psychro- (prefix meaning ‘cold’) + sensitive.

adjective more psychrosensitive · most psychrosensitive

Sensitive to the cold. [A]ttenuated strains of myxoma virus, like attenuated strains of poliovirus type I, are less thermoresistant and less psychrosensitive (in their replication) than virulent strains.
Similar: cold-sensitive, cryosensitive · Opposite: psychrophilic

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@misc{psychrosensitive_2026,
  title = {psychrosensitive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psychrosensitive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}