thermoregulation
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of thermoregulation
First recorded in 1925–30; thermo- + regulation
Example Sentences
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“Our power of thermoregulation meant that we . . . were able to operate at higher levels of exertion in hot conditions, and sustain a higher body temperature, than nearly all other mammals.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
The researchers are now investigating whether selectively breeding animals which thermoregulate more effectively can improve the climate resilience of sheep flocks, and how sheep thermoregulation and behaviour affect fertility during periods of heat.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024
Even worse, above certain thresholds for temperature and humidity, no method of thermoregulation can help animals cool down; the ambient environment simply won’t accept additional waste heat, and organisms will be poached to death.
From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023
Yet pregnant people have additional tools that apparently aid thermoregulation.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023
Dispersal into temperate climates, therefore, required not only increased cold tolerance but also selective enhancement of those mechanisms used in thermoregulation at high temperatures.
From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.
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