HyperDic: heat-absorbing

English > 1 sense of the word heat-absorbing:
ADJECTIVEallheat-absorbing, endothermic, endothermal(of a chemical ... / chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat / heat
English > heat-absorbing: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of a chemical ... / chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat / heat.
Synonymsendothermic, endothermal
Narrowerdecalescentabsorbing heat / heat without increase / increase / increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point
See alsoendoergic, energy-absorbing(of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy
Oppositeexothermic, exothermal, heat-releasing(of a chemical ... / chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
Spanishendotérmico
Catalanendotèrmic

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