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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 ( exothermic ).
- Zoology. warm-blooded.
endothermic
/ ˌɛndəʊˈθɜːmɪk /
adjective
- See endoergic, exothermic(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the absorption of heat Compare exothermic endoergic
endothermic
/ ĕn′dō-thûr′mĭk /
- Relating to a chemical reaction that absorbs heat.
- Compare exothermic
- Warm-blooded.
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Derived Forms
- ˌendoˈthermism, noun
- ˌendoˈthermically, adverb
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Other Words From
- endo·thermi·cal·ly adverb
- endo·thermy endo·thermism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of endothermic1
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Example Sentences
Science News, July 22, 1972Dinosaurs might have been endothermic, or warm-blooded….
You have this internal fermentation chamber that is actually producing energy and heat … and then you’re endothermic.
As endothermic animals, mammals and birds fuel their body heat with food.
Compounds formed with the evolution of heat are termed exothermic, while those formed with an absorption are termed endothermic.
In endothermic compounds energy, in some form, has been taken up in the act of formation of the compound.
The manner in which a substance is endothermic is of importance as regards the practical employment of explosives.
All carbon compounds, excepting carbon dioxide, and many if not all compounds of nitrogen, are endothermic.
The stability of endothermic bodies like nitric oxide and ozone at low temperatures requires further investigation.
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