stenothermal

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adjective

steno·​ther·​mal ˌste-nə-ˈthər-məl 

: capable of surviving over only a narrow range of temperatures

stenothermal fish

stenotherm

ˈste-nə-ˌthərm 

noun

stenotherm

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noun

steno·​therm ˈstenəˌthərm 

: a stenothermal organism

Word History

Etymology

Noun

back-formation from stenothermal

First Known Use

Adjective

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stenothermal

• ectodermal
• endodermal
• epidermal
• epithermal
• geothermal
• hydrothermal
• intradermal
• isothermal
• mesodermal
• photothermal
• dermal
• thermal