thermogenesis

American  

[thur-moh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌθɜr moʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

1. the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.

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thermogenesis British  

/ ˌθɜːməʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk, θɜːˈmɒdʒɪnəs, ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the production of heat by metabolic processes

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Other Word Forms

• thermogenetic adjective
• thermogenous adjective

Etymology

Origin of thermogenesis

First recorded in 1890–95; thermo- + -genesis

Example Sentences

When exposed to cold, brown fat uses glucose and lipids to produce heat through a process called thermogenesis.

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"During thermogenesis, all of that chemical energy is dissipated as heat instead of being stored in the body as white fat," said Farnaz Shamsi, assistant professor of molecular pathobiology at NYU College of Dentistry and the study's senior author.

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"We found genes that in larger animals are associated with mitochondrial thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue," Gallio said.

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This calorie burning through heat production is known as thermogenesis.

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Instead of lowering temperature, they investigated whether diet alone could switch on thermogenesis.

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