thermostable

thermostable
/therr'moh stay"beuhl/, adj. Biochem.
capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
[1900-05; THERMO- + STABLE2]

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