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Definition: HOMOIOTHERMAL |
HOMOIOTHERMALAdjective1. Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium. |
Etymology: Homoiothermal \Ho*moi`o*ther"mal\, adjective. [Greek expression like English thermal.]. (references) |
Crosswords: HOMOIOTHERMAL |
| English words defined with "HOMOIOTHERMAL": Animal temperature ♦ Haematothermal, Homoeothermal, Homothermous. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "HOMOIOTHERMAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | homoeotherm, varmblodet. (various references) | |
Dutch | homoeotherm, homoïotherm. (various references) | |
French | homéotherme. (various references) | |
German | homoiotherm, homöotherm, idiotherm. (various references) | |
Greek | ομοιόθερμος, θερμόαιμος (warm blooded, warm-blooded). (various references) | |
Italian | omeotermi, autotermi. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | omoiothermalhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | homotermal, homeotérmico. (various references) | |
Spanish | homotermo, homotérmico. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "HOMOIOTHERMAL" (pronounced 'Ho*moi`o*ther"mal'): Abnormal, Abysmal, Aneurismal, Anormal, Baptismal, Blastemal, Bromal, Brumal, Catechismal, Chamal, Chrismal, Echinodermal, Embolismal, Fotmal, Gimmal, Glumal, haemal, hemal, Homoeothermal, isothermal, mammal, mesodermal, miasmal, Mormal, Neuro-epidermal, pachydermal, Paroxysmal, Phantasmal, Placodermal, Primal, Pseudhaemal, Ramal, Rheumatismal, Subepidermal, subnormal, Synthermal, thermal, Wurmal. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-h-i-l-m-m-o-o-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: homoiotherm. | |
-4 letters: immolator. | |
-5 letters: aerolith, amitrole, heirloom, homeroom, immolate, immortal, lothario, memorial, rolamite, roommate. | |
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