thermic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of thermic
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“One of the big black box elements in all of this is the thermic effect of food,” Urlacher says, referring to how much energy a person burns in digesting food.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
Protein has a higher thermic effect because it's harder for the body to break down.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2022
Precautions were taken to protect two nearby thermic power plants in the vicinity, though they were not in immediate danger.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
Weiss says the snowman was first a commission of a German thermic power plant, year round.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2018
These, and other engines, thermic, magnetic, electric, &c, will probably, ere long, be constructed on as large a scale, and as many in number, as the present steam engine.
From The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality by George Gore
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