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diathermic

diathermic adjective: of or pertaining to diathermy.

Adjective

diathermic (comparative more diathermic, superlative most diathermic)

  1. Of or pertaining to diathermy
  2. That allows the free passage of heat

Forms of diathermic

comparativemore diathermic
superlativemost diathermic

Origin of diathermic

From diathermy + -ic.

Words formed from diathermic

Questions about diathermic

What does diathermic mean?
Diathermic means of or pertaining to diathermy.
What part of speech is diathermic?
Diathermic is an adjective.

Words near diathermic in the dictionary

  1. diathermancy
  2. diathermaneity
  3. diathermanism
  4. diathermanous
  5. diathermia
  6. diathermic
  7. diathermies
  8. diathermocoagulation
  9. diathermocoagulations
  10. diathermous
  11. diathermy

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