| ADIATHERMIC | • adiathermic adj. Impervious to heat. • ADIATHERMIC adj. impervious to radiant heat. |
| DIATHERMIAS | • DIATHERMIA n. heating of internal parts of the body by electric currents, also DIATHERMY. |
| DIATHERMIES | • diathermies n. Plural of diathermy. • DIATHERMY n. heating of internal parts of the body by electric currents, also DIATHERMIA. |
| ECTOTHERMIC | • ectothermic adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature. • ECTOTHERMIC adj. cold-blooded. |
| ENDOTHERMIC | • endothermic adj. (Chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings. • endothermic adj. (Zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors. • ENDOTHERMIC adj. characterized by or formed with absorption of heat, also ENDOTHERMAL. |
| EURYTHERMIC | • eurythermic adj. Synonym of eurythermal. • EURYTHERMIC adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMAL, EURYTHERMOUS. |
| HERMITESSES | • hermitesses n. Plural of hermitess. • HERMITESS n. a female hermit. |
| HOMOTHERMIC | • homothermic adj. (Biology) warm-blooded. • HOMOTHERMIC adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMIC, HOMOEOTHERMOUS, HOMOIOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMAL. |
| HYPOTHERMIA | • hypothermia n. (Pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. • HYPOTHERMIA n. subnormal temperature of the body. |
| HYPOTHERMIC | • hypothermic adj. Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature. • HYPOTHERMIC adj. relating to hypothermia. |
| THERMICALLY | • thermically adv. Thermally; in terms of heat. • THERMICAL adv. of or by heat, also THERMIC. |
| THERMIONICS | • thermionics n. The science dealing with thermionic emission. • THERMIONICS n. physics dealing with thermionic phenomena. |
| THERMISTORS | • thermistors n. Plural of thermistor. • THERMISTOR n. a semiconductor, a mixture of certain oxides with finely divided copper in which the resistance is very sensitive to changes of temperature. |
| XEROTHERMIC | • xerothermic adj. (Sciences) Both hot and dry. • xerothermic adj. (Of an organism) That flourishes in hot, dry conditions. • XEROTHERMIC adj. of a region or climate, both dry and hot; of an animal or plant, living in a xerothermic environment. |