athermanous

/ (æˈθɜːmənəs) /

adjective

capable of stopping radiant heat or infrared radiation

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Words nearby athermanous

athens, atheoretical, atherectomy, atherine, athermancy, athermanous, athero-, atheroembolism, atherogenesis, atherogenic, atheroma
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Example sentences from the Web for athermanous

  • It has been shown that rock-salt is extremely opaque or athermanous to the radiations from a piece of heated rock-salt.

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