endothermic

endothermic

English

Etymology

From French endothermique, from endo- (“inside”) +‎ thermique (“of heat”), both ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/

Adjective

endothermic (comparative more endothermic, superlative most endothermic)

1. (chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
2. (zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.

Synonyms

• endothermal
• homeothermal
• homeothermic
• homoeothermal
• homoiothermal
• homoeothermic
• warm-blooded

Antonyms

• exothermic

Translations

chemistry: absorbing heat

Finnish: endoterminen (fi) German: endotherm (de) Maori: pauwera Norwegian: endoterm (no)

Portuguese: endotérmico Russian: эндотерми́ческий (ru) (endotermíčeskij) Swedish: endoterm (sv) Tagalog: sulud-initin

zoology: of animal with regulated temperature

Chinese: Mandarin: 溫血的 (zh), 温血的 (zh) (wēnxuè de), 熱血的 (zh), 热血的 (zh) (rèxuè de) Estonian: püsisoojane, homöotermne Finnish: tasalämpöinen French: homéotherme (fr), à sang chaud (fr) Georgian: თბილსისხლიანი (tbilsisxliani) German: warmblütig, homöotherm

Japanese: 温血の (おんけつの, onketsu no) Latvian: siltasiņu Lithuanian: šiltakraujis Malay: berdarah panas, berdarah hangat Russian: эндоте́рмный (endotérmnyj), теплокровный (ru) (teplokrovnyj), гомойотермный (ru) (gomojotermnyj) Swedish: jämnvarm, varmblodig