THERMOPHILE

Etymology

Noun

thermophile (plural thermophiles)

(biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.

Hypernyms

• extremophile

Source: Wiktionary



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14 June 2025

FELLOW

(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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