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- noun biology An
organism which can tolerate two or more extremeenvironmental factors.
Etymologies
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poly- + extremophile
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They have produced the first images, using this technique, of biological cells - specifically the intriguing polyextremophile Deinococcus radiourans.
Biology News Net 2009
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They have produced the first images, using this technique, of biological cells - specifically the intriguing polyextremophile Deinococcus radiourans.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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They have produced the first images, using this technique, of biological cells - specifically the intriguing polyextremophile Deinococcus radiourans.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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