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endothermic

[en-doh-thur-mik]

adjective

Chemistry. noting or pertaining to a chemical change that is accompanied by an absorption of heat (opposed to exothermic).

Zoology. warm-blooded.

Also, en·do·ther·mal

[en-doh-thur-muhl] .

Origin:
< French endothermique (1879); see endo-, -therm, -ic

Related forms

en·do·ther·mi·cal·ly, adverb

en·do·ther·my, en·do·ther·mism, noun

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Endothermic is always a great word to know.

So is catalyst. Does it mean:

a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected

the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates

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Example Sentences

Interesting to watch engineering involved in using sunlight directly for this endothermic reaction.

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World English Dictionary

endothermic or endothermal (ˌɛndəʊˈθɜːmɪk)

—*adj*
	exothermic Compare endoergic (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the absorption of heat

endothermal or endothermal

—*adj*

endo'thermically or endothermal

—*adv*

endo'thermism or endothermal

—n

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Word Origin & History

endothermic

1884, from Fr. endothermique (1879); see endo- + thermal.

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Medical Dictionary

endothermic en·do·ther·mic (ěn'dō-thûr'mĭk) or en·do·ther·mal (-məl)
adj.