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thermantidote

/θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/

thermantidote noun: an antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.

Noun

thermantidote (plural thermantidotes)

  1. An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.
    • I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “In the House of Suddhoo”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 101

Forms of thermantidote

pluralthermantidotes

Origin of thermantidote

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē) + antidote.

Questions about thermantidote

What does thermantidote mean?
Thermantidote means an antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.
What part of speech is thermantidote?
Thermantidote is a noun.
How do you pronounce thermantidote?
Thermantidote is pronounced /θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/.
What is the plural of thermantidote?
The plural of thermantidote is thermantidotes.

Words near thermantidote in the dictionary

  1. thermalon
  2. thermalons
  3. thermals
  4. thermanaesthesia
  5. thermanesthesia
  6. thermantidote
  7. thermantidotes
  8. thermanæsthesia
  9. thermate
  10. thermates
  11. thermatologic

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