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blood heat

noun

  1. the normal temperature of human blood, being about 98.6°F (37°C).


blood heat

noun

  1. the normal temperature of the human body, 98.4°F or 37°C
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blood heat1

First recorded in 1805–15
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Example Sentences

They appeared to be impregnated with copper, and were more than 33 above blood heat.

The fittest temperature for drinks, if taken when the food is in the digesting process, is blood heat.

The pepsin or gastric juice is more potent at blood heat, and this pepsin or rennet is what does the work.

Theoretically, 98 degrees or blood heat would seem to be the temperature for setting, as rennet is the most active at this point.

Here "Sally in our Alley" and "Skip-rope" made the little girls forget that the temperature was far above blood-heat.

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