- thermic
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adjective
Date: 1842
thermal 2 <thermic energy> • thermically adverb
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thermic
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Thermic — Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}. {Thermic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thermic — [thʉr′mik] adj. [< Gr thermē, heat (see WARM) + IC] of or caused by heat thermically adv … English World dictionary
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Thermic effect of food — (also commonly known simply as thermic effect when the context is known), or TEF in shorthand, is the increment in energy expenditure above resting metabolic rate due to the cost of processing food for storage and use.1 It is one of the… … Wikipedia
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Thermic balance — Thermic Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic fever — Thermic Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic weight — Thermic Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic reaction — Thermic reactions are chemical reactions which are thermic : either highly exothermic (producing heat) or endothermic (absorbing heat). Thermic reactions are often high temperature redox reactions, which either liberate tremendous amounts of heat … Wikipedia
