Eurythermal
/ˌjʊə.riˈθɜː.məl/noun
Able to live or function across a wide range of temperatures.
Did you know?Eurythermal is a scientific coinage built from Greek roots, and its opposite, stenothermal, means “narrow-heat,” showing how ancient word-parts still classify life by the limits of survival.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
eurys
“wide, broad”
Ancient Greek
Greek
thermē
“heat, warmth”
Late 19th Century
English
eurythermal
“describing an organism able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures”
Modern English
English
eurythermal
“able to live or function across a wide range of temperatures”
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