endothermic
/ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/
endothermic adjective: of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
Adjective
endothermic (comparative more endothermic, superlative most endothermic)
- Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
- These can be differentiated on a thermal scan where an endothermic transition indicates enantiotropes and an exothermic transition indicates monotropes .2014, William J. Brock, Barbara Mounho, Lijie Fu, The Role of the Study Director in Nonclinical Studies, page 174
- Antonyms:
- exothermic
- Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.
- Synonyms:
- warm-blooded, endothermal, homeothermal, homeothermic
- Antonyms:
- ectothermic, exothermic, cold-blooded
Noun
endothermic (plural endothermics)
- A substance that absorbs heat energy.
endothermic meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog
endothermic in Tamil
- வெப்பம்விழுங்குகின்ற, வெப்பம் விழுங்குகின்ற, வெப்பங்கொள், வெப்பம் ஊடுருவும் பண்புள்ள, வெப்பம் ஏற்கும்
endothermic in Malayalam
- chemistry: absorbing heat
- താപശോഷക tāpaśōṣaka
endothermic in Kannada
- ಒಳಕಾವಿನ, ಪಡೆಕಾವಿನ
endothermic in Tagalog
- chemistry: absorbing heat
- sulud-initin
More languagesFewer languages
- endothermic in Malay
- berdarah panas, berdarah hangat
- endothermic in Persian
- گرماگیر garmâgir
- endothermic in Thai
- เลือดอุ่น lʉ̂ʉat-ùn
- endothermic in Vietnamese
- thu nhiệt
Synonyms of endothermic
Antonyms
Forms of endothermic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more endothermic |
| superlative | most endothermic |
| Noun | |
| plural | endothermics |
Origin of endothermic
Borrowed from French endothermique, from endo- (“inside”) + thermique (“of heat”), both ultimately from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, endo- + -thermic.
Words formed from endothermic
Questions about endothermic
- What does endothermic mean?
- Endothermic means of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
- What is endothermic in Tamil?
- Endothermic in Tamil is வெப்பம்விழுங்குகின்ற, வெப்பம் விழுங்குகின்ற, வெப்பங்கொள். See Endothermic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is endothermic?
- Endothermic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce endothermic?
- Endothermic is pronounced /ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/.
Words near endothermic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: endothermic (page history and authors); endothermic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); endothermic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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