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adj
growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: cryophilous, psychrophilic
Antonyms: cryophobic
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English -philic English cryophilic From cryo- + -philic.
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