criofílico

Portuguese

Etymology

Internationalism. From criofilia +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾi.ɔˈfi.li.ku/, (faster pronunciation) /kɾjɔˈfi.li.ku/

  • Hyphenation: cri‧o‧fí‧li‧co

Adjective

criofílico (feminine criofílica, masculine plural criofílicos, feminine plural criofílicas)

  1. (ecology) cryophilic (capable of living at extremely low temperature)
    Synonyms: criófilo; psicrofílico, psicrófilo
    Antonyms: criofóbico, criófobo; psicrofóbico, psicrófobo

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