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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

extremophile A micro-organism (domain Archaea) that thrives under extreme environmental conditions of temperature, pH, or salinity. See also ACIDOPHILE; ALKALIPHILE; HALOPHILE; HYPERTHERMOPHILE; PSYCHROPHILE; and THERMOPHILE.

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