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thermosensing

thermosensing noun: the sensing of heat (or temperature differences).

Noun

thermosensing (uncountable)

  1. The sensing of heat (or temperature differences)
    • A transition from a well-folded to unfolded state has also been demonstrated in small heat shock proteins, such as yeast Hsp26 which responds to heat shock by unstabilizing its middle thermosensing domain (Franzmann et al., 2008 ).2015 July 28, Ohad Suss, Dana Reichmann, “Protein plasticity underlines activation and function of ATP-independent chaperones”, in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, volume 2, →DOI

Origin of thermosensing

From thermo- + sensing.

Questions about thermosensing

What does thermosensing mean?
Thermosensing means the sensing of heat (or temperature differences).
What part of speech is thermosensing?
Thermosensing is a noun.

Words near thermosensing in the dictionary

  1. thermoscopic
  2. thermoscopically
  3. thermoscopy
  4. thermosensation
  5. thermosensillum
  6. thermosensing
  7. thermosensitive
  8. thermosensitively
  9. thermosensitivities
  10. thermosensitivity
  11. thermosensor

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