thriving in cold temperatures
thriving in cold temperatures
Pertaining to a psychrophile. ... Origin: psychro-+ G. Phileo, to love ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(si″kro-fil´ik) fond of cold; said of bacteria that grow best in the cold (15° – 20° C).
Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′krō-fil′ik Definitions: 1. Pertaining to a psychrophile.
psychrophil, psychrophile, psychrophilic 1. An organism that grows best at a low temperature (0 to 32 degrees C; 32 to 86 degrees F), with optimum growth occurring at 15 to 20 degrees C (59 to 68 degrees F). 2. An organism that lives or thrives at low temperatures.psychrophilic, psychrophile, psychrophily 1. In biology, thriving at low temperatures. 2. An organism that grows best at a low temperature of 0 to 15 degrees Celsius [32 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit], with optimum growth occurring at 15 to 20 degrees Celsius [60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit]. Used especially in reference to certain bacteria.