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cold-blood⋅ed

  [kohld-bluhd-id]
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–adjective
1. designating or pertaining to animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium; poikilothermal.
2. without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel: a cold-blooded murder.
3. sensitive to cold.
Origin:
1585–95

Related forms:
cold-blood⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
cold-blood⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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cold-blood·ed   (kōld'blŭd'ĭd)
adj.  

    1. Lacking feeling or emotion: a cold-blooded killer.

    2. Executed without feeling or emotion: a cold-blooded crime; a cold-blooded performance of the concerto.

  2. Ectothermic.

cold'-blood'ed·ly adv., cold'-blood'ed·ness n.
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Main Entry: cold–blood·ed
Pronunciation: 'kOl(d)-'bl&d-&d
Function: adjective
: having a body temperature not internally regulated butapproximating that of the environment : POIKILOTHERMIC <cold–blooded amphibians and reptiles> —cold–blood·ed·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cold-blooded adj.
Ectothermic.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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