"psychrotrophic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌsaɪkɹəˈtɹəʊfɪk/ Forms: more psychrotrophic [comparative], most psychrotrophic [superlative]
Etymology: psychro- (“cold”) + -trophic (“growth”) Etymology templates: {{af|en|psychro-|-trophic|gloss1=cold|gloss2=growth}} psychro- (“cold”) + -trophic (“growth”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} psychrotrophic (comparative more psychrotrophic, superlative most psychrotrophic)
  1. (biology) Describing microorganisms that thrive in a cold environment. Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: psychrotroph Translations (biology: describing microorganisms that thrive in a cold environment): psykrotrofinen (Finnish), viileähakuinen (Finnish), sícreatrófach (Irish), psicrotrofico (Italian)

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