thermantidote

thermantidote

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē) + antidote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/

Noun

thermantidote (plural thermantidotes)

1. An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘In the House of Suddhoo’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 101:

     I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.