HyperDic: exothermic

English > 1 sense of the word exothermic:
ADJECTIVEallexothermic, exothermal, heat-releasing(of a chemical ... / chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
exothermic > pronunciation
Soundseh.ksowther'mihk
Rhymesacademic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...
English > exothermic: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of a chemical ... / chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat.
Synonymsexothermal, heat-releasing
See alsoexoergic, energy-releasing(of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or releasing of energy
Oppositeendothermic, endothermal, heat-absorbing(of a chemical ... / chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat / heat
Spanishexotérmico
Catalanexotèrmic
Nounsexotherma compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition

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