The thermoregulatory behaviour of mice was influenced by the intensity and duration of the heat they received (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ther|mo|reg|u|late — «THUR moh REHG yuh layt», intransitive verb, transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to undergo or cause to undergo thermoregulation: »The next step is to…see whether the monkeys will thermoregulate around the new set point (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
ther|mo|reg|u|la|tion — «THEHR moh REHG yuh LAY shuhn», noun. regulation of body temperature: »mammalian thermoregulation … Useful english dictionary
ther|mo|reg|u|la|tor — «THUR moh REHG yuh LAY tuhr», noun. 1. an internal mechanism that regulates body temperature: »Our juncos, chickadees, and kinglets appear to use different thermoregulators than the ones…in the Sudan (New Scientist). 2. any device, such as a… … Useful english dictionary
thermoregulate — ther·mo·reg·u·late (thûr mō rĕgʹyə lāt ) intr.v. ther·mo·reg·u·lat·ed, ther·mo·reg·u·lat·ing, ther·mo·reg·u·lates 1. To regulate body temperature. 2. To undergo thermoregulation. * * * … Universalium
thermoregulation — ther•mo•reg•u•la•tion [[t]ˌθɜr moʊˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. phl the regulation of body temperature • Etymology: 1925–30 ther mo•reg′u•late , v.t. lat•ed, lat•ing. ther mo•reg′u•la•to ry ləˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i adj … From formal English to slang
thermoregulatory — ther·mo·reg·u·la·to·ry reg yə lə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj tending to maintain a body at a particular temperature whatever its environmental temperature <thermoregulatory adjustments> … Medical dictionary
thermoregulation — Temperature control, as by a thermostat. * * * ther·mo·reg·u·la·tion .reg yə lā shən n the maintenance or regulation of temperature specif the maintenance of a particular temperature of the living body ther·mo·reg·u·late reg yə .lāt vb, lat·ed;… … Medical dictionary
thermoregulator — SYN: thermostat. * * * ther·mo·reg·u·la·tor reg yə .lāt ər n a device (as a thermostat) for the regulation of temperature * * * ther·mo·reg·u·la·tor (thur″mo regґu la″tər) thermostat … Medical dictionary
Thermoregulator — Ther mo*reg u*la tor, n. (Physics) A device for the automatic regulation of temperature; a thermostat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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