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diathermous

diathermous adjective: freely permeable by radiant heat.

Adjective

diathermous (comparative more diathermous, superlative most diathermous)

  1. Freely permeable by radiant heat.

Synonyms of diathermous

Forms of diathermous

comparativemore diathermous
superlativemost diathermous

Origin of diathermous

From dia- + thermo- + -ous.

Questions about diathermous

What does diathermous mean?
Diathermous means freely permeable by radiant heat.
What part of speech is diathermous?
Diathermous is an adjective.

Words near diathermous in the dictionary

  1. diathermia
  2. diathermic
  3. diathermies
  4. diathermocoagulation
  5. diathermocoagulations
  6. diathermous
  7. diathermy
  8. diatheses
  9. diathesis
  10. diathetic
  11. diatom

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