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thermotolerant
thermotolerant adj. 
/ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtɒl(ə)rn̩t/,
Brit. /ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtɒl(ə)rənt/
, /ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtɒl(ə)rənt//ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtɒl(ə)rn̩t/U.S. /ˌθərmoʊˈtɑl(ə)rənt/
(see quot. 1940)./ˌθərmoʊˈtɑl(ə)rənt/ΘΚΠ
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mesotherm1875
megathermic1903
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megatherm1930
thermotolerant1940
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 846/1 Thermotolerant, able to endure high temperatures, but not growing well under such conditions.
1964 Cooney & Emerson Thermophilic Fungi 161 [Fungi] which may grow at or near 50°C but which also grow well at temperatures below 20°C, are considered thermotolerant and are excluded from the true thermophilic fungi.
1973 Nature 16 Mar. 203/2 Many species of thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi isolated from natural thermal habitats similarly occur in man-made heated habitats.
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