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endothermic

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11
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/ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/

Definition of endothermic

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
    “These can be differentiated on a thermal scan where an endothermic transition indicates enantiotropes and an exothermic transition indicates monotropes .”
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adj

  1. Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
    “These can be differentiated on a thermal scan where an endothermic transition indicates enantiotropes and an exothermic transition indicates monotropes .”
  2. Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.

noun

  1. A substance that absorbs heat energy.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French endothermique, from endo- (“inside”) + thermique (“of heat”), both ultimately from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, endo- + -thermic.

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