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therm-

 
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var. of thermo- before a vowel: thermesthesia.

thermo-

 
a combining form meaning “heat,” “hot,” used in the formation of compound words: thermoplastic.
Also, therm-, -therm.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of thermós hot, thérmē heat
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therm-  
pref.  Variant of thermo-.
thermo- or therm-  
pref.  

  1. Heat: thermochemistry.

  2. Thermoelectric: thermojunction.


[From Greek thermē, heat, from thermos, warm, hot; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

thermo- 
comb. form meaning "hot, heat," used in scientific and technical words, from Gk. thermos "hot," therme "heat" (see thermal).
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Medical Dictionary

therm- pref.
Variant of thermo-.

thermo- or therm-
pref.
Heat: thermogenesis.

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Science Dictionary
thermo- or therm-  
A prefix that means "heat," as in thermometer.
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