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afterdrop

afterdrop noun: a delayed decrease in body temperature as chilled blood returns from the extremities to the rest of the body.

Noun

afterdrop (plural afterdrops)

  1. A delayed decrease in body temperature as chilled blood returns from the extremities to the rest of the body.

Forms of afterdrop

pluralafterdrops

Questions about afterdrop

What does afterdrop mean?
Afterdrop means a delayed decrease in body temperature as chilled blood returns from the extremities to the rest of the body.
What part of speech is afterdrop?
Afterdrop is a noun.
What is the plural of afterdrop?
The plural of afterdrop is afterdrops.

Words near afterdrop in the dictionary

  1. afterdepolarization
  2. afterdepolarizations
  3. afterdinner
  4. afterdischarge
  5. afterdischarges
  6. afterdrop
  7. afterdrops
  8. aftereffect
  9. aftereffects
  10. afteregg
  11. aftereggs

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