endothermic
adjective
noting or pertaining to a chemical change that is accompanied by an absorption of heat (opposed to exothermic).
endothermy
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a word derived from
endothermic.
Example Sentences
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But there has also been some debate about when regional endothermy evolved, and whether extinct species like the megalodon was warm bodied.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
The results recalibrate what some previous studies had proposed about the origins of endothermy in mammals.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2022
But Straka agrees that ear canal bones become more prevalent in future endothermy studies, for example in the debate over dinosaur warm-bloodedness that has lasted decades.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022
While endothermy is limited in smaller animals by surface to volume ratio, some organisms can be smaller and still be endotherms because they employ daily torpor during the part of the day that is coldest.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Such large increases in metabolic rate are energetically expensive, and if these animals were routinely exposed to Ta = 0°C, it would be difficult for them to acquire enough food each day to maintain endothermy.
From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Kathleen P. Mahlke-Johnson
