- ec|to|ther|mic
- ec|to|ther|mic «EHK tuh THUR mihk», adjective.receiving heat from the outside; cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
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ther|mic — «THUR mihk», adjective. of or having to do with heat; thermal. –ther´mi|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ex|o|ther|mic — «EHK soh THUR mihk», adjective. of or indicating a chemical change accompanied by a liberation of heat. ╂[< exo + Greek therm heat + English ic] –ex´o|ther´mi|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hy´per|ther´mic — hy|per|ther|mi|a «HY puhr THUR mee uh», noun. Medicine. 1. very high temperature induced artificially as therapy, especially to destroy malignant cells. 2. hyperpyrexia. ╂[< New Latin hyperthermia < hyper + Greek thérmē heat]… … Useful english dictionary
di|a|ther|mic — «DY uh THUR mihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with diathermy. 2. Physics. diathermanous. ╂[< French diathermique < Greek diá through + thérmē heat] … Useful english dictionary
en|do|ther|mic — «EHN doh THUR mihk», adjective. 1. Chemistry. of or having to do with a chemical change in which heat is absorbed: »Reactions which must absorb energy in order to proceed are called endothermic reactions (Monroe M. Offner). 2. Biology.… … Useful english dictionary
eu|ry|ther|mic — «YUR uh THUR mihk», adjective. = eurythermal. (Cf. ↑eurythermal) … Useful english dictionary
ge|o|ther|mic — «JEE uh THUR mihk», adjective. = geothermal. (Cf. ↑geothermal) … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|ther|mic — «HY puh THUR mihk, HIHP uh », adjective. = hypothermal. (Cf. ↑hypothermal) … Useful english dictionary
i|so|ther|mic — «Y suh THUR mihk», adjective. = isothermal. (Cf. ↑isothermal) … Useful english dictionary
nor|mo|ther|mic — «NR moh THUR mihk», adjective. having normal body temperature: »normothermic mice … Useful english dictionary
