Hypertext Webster Gateway: "endothermic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Endothermic \En`do*ther"mic\, a. [Pref. endo- + thermic.]
(Chem.)
Designating, or pert. to, a reaction which occurs with
absorption of heat; formed by such a reaction; as, an
endothermic substance; -- opposed to {exothermic}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
endothermic
adj : (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed
with absorption of heat [syn: {endothermal}, {heat-absorbing}]
[ant: {exothermic}]
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