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thermoreceptive

thermoreceptive adjective: relating to, or functioning as a thermoreceptor.

Adjective

thermoreceptive (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or functioning as a thermoreceptor

Origin of thermoreceptive

From thermo- + receptive.

Questions about thermoreceptive

What does thermoreceptive mean?
Thermoreceptive means relating to, or functioning as a thermoreceptor.
What part of speech is thermoreceptive?
Thermoreceptive is an adjective.

Words near thermoreceptive in the dictionary

  1. thermoradiotherapy
  2. thermoratchet
  3. thermoratchets
  4. thermoreactive
  5. thermoreception
  6. thermoreceptive
  7. thermoreceptor
  8. thermoreceptors
  9. thermoreduction
  10. thermoreductions
  11. thermoreflectance

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