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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ther·mo·phil·ic /ˌθɝməˈfɪlɪk/
 喜溫的; 喜溫植物; 適溫; 耐熱的

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ther·mo·phil·ic /(ˌ)θɝˈmɑfələs/ 形容詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ther·mo·phil·ic a.   Heat-loving; -- applied especially to microorganisms such as certain bacteria, fungi and algae, which grow best at temperatures above 40° C (e.g. between 50° and 60°), and in some cases at temperatures that would kill ordinary microorganisms.  They are found in naturally hot locations, such as at hot springs or the thermal vents at the ocean bottom.
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