stearothermophilus
Latin
Etymology
Ancient Greek στέᾱρ (stéār, “fat”) + -o- + θερμός (“hot”) + -o- + φίλος (“dear”) + -us
Adjective
steārothermophilus (feminine steārothermophila, neuter steārothermophilum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) A specific epithet for some bacteria associated with hot springs
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | steārothermophilus | steārothermophila | steārothermophilum | steārothermophilī | steārothermophilae | steārothermophila | |
| Genitive | steārothermophilī | steārothermophilae | steārothermophilī | steārothermophilōrum | steārothermophilārum | steārothermophilōrum | |
| Dative | steārothermophilō | steārothermophilō | steārothermophilīs | ||||
| Accusative | steārothermophilum | steārothermophilam | steārothermophilum | steārothermophilōs | steārothermophilās | steārothermophila | |
| Ablative | steārothermophilō | steārothermophilā | steārothermophilō | steārothermophilīs | |||
| Vocative | steārothermophile | steārothermophila | steārothermophilum | steārothermophilī | steārothermophilae | steārothermophila | |
Derived terms
- Bacillus stearothermophilus
- Geobacillus stearothermophilus