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thermosalient

thermosalient adjective: relating to or exhibiting a phenomenon whereby some crystals undergo a phase transition causing them to jump upon being heated or cooled down.

Adjective

thermosalient (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or exhibiting a phenomenon whereby some crystals undergo a phase transition causing them to jump upon being heated or cooled down.

Origin of thermosalient

From thermo- (“heat”) + salient (“leaping, jumping”).

Questions about thermosalient

What does thermosalient mean?
Thermosalient means relating to or exhibiting a phenomenon whereby some crystals undergo a phase transition causing them to jump upon being heated or cooled down.
What part of speech is thermosalient?
Thermosalient is an adjective.

Words near thermosalient in the dictionary

  1. thermorheology
  2. thermorubin
  3. thermos
  4. thermos bomb
  5. thermosalience
  6. thermosalient
  7. thermosalinograph
  8. thermosalinographs
  9. thermosalinometer
  10. thermosalinometers
  11. thermosbaenacean

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