Xerophile

A xerophile (from Greek ξηρός : xērós 'dry' and φίλος : phílos 'loving')[1] is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity.

  1. ^ "xero-". The New Oxford American Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press, Inc. 2005.
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