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单词 thermogenesis
释义

thermogenesis

[ thur-moh-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌθɜr moʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
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noun

the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.

Origin of thermogenesis

First recorded in 1890–95; thermo- + -genesis

OTHER WORDS FROM thermogenesis

ther·mo·ge·net·ic [thur-moh-juh-net-ik], /ˌθɜr moʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby thermogenesis

thermoesthesia, thermoesthesiometer, thermoexcitory, thermoform, thermogalvanometer, thermogenesis, thermogenic, thermogeography, thermogram, thermograph, thermography
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British Dictionary definitions for thermogenesis

thermogenesis
/ (ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

the production of heat by metabolic processes

Derived forms of thermogenesis

thermogenous (θɜːˈmɒdʒɪnəs), thermogenetic (ˌθɜːməʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or thermogenic, adjective
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Medical definitions for thermogenesis

thermogenesis
[ thûr′mō-jĕnĭ-sĭs, -mə- ]

n.

Generation or production of heat, especially by physiological processes.

Other words from thermogenesis

ther′mo•ge•netic (-jə-nĕtĭk) null adj.
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