English Explanatory Dictionary

exothermic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That releases energy in the form of heat.
  2. That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
  3. Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
noun
  1. A substance that releases heat energy.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-exothermic.wav

Word forms

exothermic more exothermic most exothermic exothermics

Etymology

From French exothermique, from exo- (“outside”) + thermique (“of heat”), both ultimately from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, exo- + -thermic.

Synonyms

exothermal

Antonyms

endothermic

Related words

exotherm

Derived words

exothermically exothermicity nonexothermic

Translations

Catalan: exotèrmic Czech: exotermický Finnish: eksoterminen German: exotherm Hungarian: exoterm Italian: esotermico Malayalam: താപമോചക Māori: putawera Norwegian: eksoterm Persian: گرماده Polish: egzotermiczny Portuguese: exotérmico Russian: экзотерми́ческий Swedish: exoterm Swedish: exotermisk Tagalog: luwas-initin Vietnamese: toả nhiệt
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