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thermo-|ˈθɜːməʊ|
before a vowel usually therm- (but often in full form), repr. Gr. θερµο-, combining form of θερµό-ς hot, θέρµη heat; entering into many scientific and technical terms, as thermochemistry, thermodynamic, thermograph. thermometer, thermoscope, etc., q.v., and their derivatives; also in the following words of less frequent use or more recent formation. (In some of these thermo- is used as an abbreviation of thermo-electric.)
ˌthermelæˈometer [Gr. ἔλαιον oil: see -meter], an apparatus for measuring the heat evolved by mixing concentrated sulphuric acid with various fixed oils; ‖ ˌthermo-æsˈthesia = thermæsthesia; ‖ ˌthermo-anæsˈthesia = thermanæsthesia; thermoˈaqueous a.: see quot.; thermoˈbarograph, an instrument which simultaneously records temperature and atmospheric pressure; thermobaˈrometer, a name given to two distinct modifications of the barometer: see quots.; thermo-ˈbattery, short for thermo-electric battery; thermo-ˈcalcite [calcite], a name for non-crystalline limestones; ˈthermo-call, (a) a fire-alarm operated by a thermo-electric battery; (b) an electric fire-alarm in which the circuit is closed automatically when the temperature reaches a certain point; thermo-ˈcautery, any form of actual cautery; spec. a hollow platinum cautery in which heat is maintained by means of benzine or gasolene vapour; ˈthermo-cell, a thermo-electric cell or couple; thermochaˈotic a., of or pertaining to disintegration or dissolution by heat; ˈthermocline [Gr. κλίνειν to incline], a temperature gradient; esp. an abrupt temperature gradient occurring in a body of water; also, a layer of water marked by such a gradient, the water above and below being at different temperatures; ˌthermocoaguˈlation Surg., the coagulation of tissue, esp. in the brain, by means of heat; so thermocoˈagulated ppl. a., -coˈagulative a.; thermocomˈpression, the simultaneous application of heat and pressure; usu. attrib.; ˈthermo-current, the electric current produced in a thermo-electric battery; also (nonce-use) a stream of warm air or water; thermo-diˈffusion, diffusion of heat; thermoˈduric a. Biol. [L. dūr-āre to hold out, last] (of bacteria, etc.) capable of surviving high temperatures, esp. those of pasteurization; ˌthermodynaˈmometer, a sensitive thermometer in which the thermometric substance is the saturated vapour of some volatile liquid supporting a column of mercury; thermo-eˈlastic a., pertaining to elasticity in connexion with heat; ˌthermo-elecˈtrometer, an instrument for measuring the heating power of an electric current, or for determining the strength of a current by the heat produced; ˌthermo-electroˈmotive a., of, pertaining to, or of the nature of electromotive force produced by heat; = thermo-electric 1; thermo-eˈlectroscope, an instrument for indicating temperature electrically, as a thermopile; ˈthermo-ˌelement, a thermo-electric couple as an element of a battery; thermo-exˈcitory a.: see quot. 1899; thermo-exˈpansive a., expanding under the influence of heat; thermo-ˈfocal a., of or pertaining to the focal length of a lens as influenced by heat; ˈthermoformer, a person who carries out thermoforming; ˈthermoforming vbl. n., the process of heating a thermoplastic material and shaping it in a mould; so ˈthermoform v. trans.; thermo-galvaˈnometer, a thermo-electric instrument for measuring small electric currents; ˈthermo-gauge, a form of pyrometer (Cent. Dict., Suppl.); thermo-geoˈgraphical a., pertaining to the geographical distribution and variation of temperature; so thermo-geˈography, the study of this; thermoˈhaline a. Oceanogr. [Gr. ἅλς, ἁλι- salt + -ine1], of or pertaining to the temperature and salinity of seawater; thermo-ˈhalocline Oceanogr. [after thermocline], a narrow layer of water separating layers of differing temperature and salinity; thermo-ˈharden v. trans., to harden permanently by subjection to heat; thermo-ˈhardening ppl. a., rendered permanently hard by heat; thermo-hyˈdrology [Gr. ὕδωρ water], the scientific study of thermal waters; thermo-hyˈdrometer, a combined instrument showing the temperature and density of a liquid; thermo-ˈhygrograph [Gr. ὑγρός moist], a combined instrument recording the temperature and the humidity of the air; thermo-ˈhygroscope [-scope], a combined instrument indicating the temperature and humidity of the air; thermo-inˈhibitory a., pertaining to the prevention of undue heat in the body; applied to a part or function of the nervous system (Billings 1890); thermo-ˈisopleth [Gr. ἰσοπληθ-ής equal in quantity, number, etc.]: see quot.; ˈthermo-ˌjunction, the junction of two metals in a thermo-couple; ˈthermokarst [a. Russ. termokárst (M. M. Ermolaev 1932, in Trudȳ Soveta po Izuch. proizv. Sil: Ser. yakutsk. 211)], topography in which the melting of permafrost has produced hollows, hummocks, and the like reminiscent of karst; thermokineˈmatics, the theory of the motion of heat; ˈthermo-lamp: see quot.; thermoˈlysin Biochem. [Gr. λύσις a parting], a heat-stable proteolytic enzyme found in some thermophilic bacteria; thermo-magˈnetic a., pertaining to or of the nature of thermo-magnetism; thermo-ˈmagnetism, magnetism caused or modified by the action of heat; thermo-maˈnometer [manometer], an instrument for measuring at the same time the temperature and elasticity of vapour; thermo-metaˈmorphic a., of or pertaining to thermo-metamorphism; thermo-metaˈmorphism, Geol., metamorphism produced by the action of heat; thermo-ˈmotive a., of, pertaining to, or caused by heat applied to produce motion, as in a thermo-motor; thermo-ˈmotor, an engine driven by the expansive power of heated air or gas; thermoˈnasty Bot. [nasty n.2], a nastic movement caused by a change in temperature; so thermoˈnastic a.; ˈthermo-pair = thermo-couple; thermo-palˈpation: see quot. 1899; ˈThermopane N. Amer., a proprietary name for an openable double-glazed window unit; thermopegology |-piːˈgɒlədʒɪ| [Gr. πηγή spring], the scientific study of thermal springs; therˈmophagy [-phagy]: see quot. 1899; ˈthermophore [-phore], a portable heating apparatus: see quots.; thermophyllite |-ˈfɪlaɪt|, Min. [Gr. ϕύλλον leaf; A. E. Nordenskiöld, 1855, in Swedish], a light brown variety of serpentine which exfoliates when heated, found in aggregate masses of small scaly crystals; thermoˈphysics, the branch of physics dealing with the physical properties of substances at high temperatures; so thermoˈphysical a.; ‖ thermoplegia |-ˈpliːdʒɪə| Path. [Gr. πληγή stroke], heat-stroke; ˈthermopower Electr. [f. thermo(electric power], the thermo-electric e.m.f. developed by a substance per degree difference in temperature; thermo-radiˈometer: see quot.; thermoˈremanent a., pertaining to or being magnetism acquired, esp. by rock, as a result of cooling or solidifying in a magnetic field; so thermoˈremanence; thermoˈsensitive a., possessing or relating to sensitivity to heat; so ˌthermosensiˈtivity; thermoˈsynthesis, chemical combination due to the action of heat; thermosyˈstaltic a., of or pertaining to systaltic motion due to heat; † thermo-tank, a tank containing pipes through which water, air, or the like circulates for heating or cooling, esp. as a heating or ventilating system (obs.); thermoˈtelephone, a thermo-electric telephone; thermo-ˈtensile a., of or pertaining to cohesive power as affected by temperature; thermo-ˈtension, tension or strain applied to material at a specified temperature to increase or test its tensile power; thermo-ˈtherapy (also in Gr.-L. form -theraˈpeia) [Gr. θεραπεία medical treatment], treatment of disease by heat; thermoˈtolerant a. (see quot. 1940); thermoˈtoxin, a poison developed in the body by heat; ˌthermo-unˈstable a. = thermolabile; thermo-volˈtaic a., of or pertaining to the thermal effects of voltaic electricity, or to heat and voltaic electricity.
1890Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry IX. 113 The heat evolved by mixing the oil with sulphuric acid is determined by means of the..apparatus named by the author [F. Jean in J. Pharm. Chim. (1889) XX. 337] ‘*Thermeleometer’.
1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., *Thermoæsthesia.
1890Billings Nat. Med. Dict., *Thermo-anæsthesia. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 47 There was complete thermo-anæsthesia below the second rib.
1881Raymond Mining Gloss., *Thermo-aqueous, produced by, or related to, the action of heated waters.
1891Cent. Dict., *Thermobarograph.
1864Webster, *Thermobarometer, a barometric instrument graduated for giving altitudes by the boiling point of water. 1868Watts Dict. Chem. V. 761 Thermobarometer... Applied by Belloni to a syphon-barometer having its two wide legs united by a narrow tube, so that it could be used either in its ordinary position as a barometer, or in the reversed position as a thermometer.
1849Noad Electricity (ed. 3) 427 In order to effect the decomposition of water, Mr. Watkins employs a massive *thermo-battery, with pairs of bismuth and antimony.
1888Cassell's Encycl. Dict., *Thermo-calcite.
1895Funk's Standard Dict., *Thermo-call. 1902Sloane Stand. Electr. Dict., Thermo Call, (a) An electric alarm or call bell operated by thermo-electric currents... (b) See Thermo-electric Call.
1879Bryant Pract. Surg. II. 6 The galvano⁓caustic or *thermo-cautery is superior to any.
1907Daily News 13 Nov. 11/1 The adoption of this method of telephony was made possible by the invention of a *thermo-cell for use in the receiving circuit.
1895Funk's Stand. Dict., *Thermochaotic.
1898Nat. Science May 297 As regards the production of the *Thermocline, Prof. Birge believes that, in Lake Mendota at least, it is due to the concurrence of gentle winds and hot weather. 1902Nature 6 Nov. 16/1 Throughout the circulating water above the thermocline, oxygen was abundant, but carbonic acid was absent... Just below the thermocline both gases were present. 1955Sci. News Let. 2 Apr. 217/1 Investigations off the coast of California showed that skin divers can spot thermoclines, the layers of water which mark the sharp change in water temperature, in three different ways. 1973Sci. Amer. Feb. 42/3 The coastal waters of Nova Scotia are characterized by a marked thermocline (a sharp drop in temperature as the depth increases), so that a free-swimming fish might encounter a wide range of water temperature. 1973P. A. Colinvaux Introd. Ecol. xxxiii. 470 The animals have to feed in the warm surface waters..but they go down to cold water below the thermo⁓cline in daytime.
1938Yale Jrnl. Biol. & Med. X. 575 The *thermocoagulated layers are completely ‘resorbed’ within four months.
1933J. G. Dusser de Barenne in Science 2 June 547/1 This method of laminar *thermo⁓coagulation of the cerebral cortex, as it might be called, results..in a sharply localized, selective destruction of the nervous elements. 1974Nature 4 Jan. 58/2 The destruction of the area postrema was performed by sight through the occipital foramen by thermocoagulation.
1976Ibid. 22 Apr. 660/2 The *thermocoagulative lesions were aimed at various limbic tracts, and each estimated at 6 mm in diameter.
1965Wireless World July 337/2 Typically this is done by *thermo-compression bonding of extremely thin gold or aluminium wires to the electrodes and terminal posts. 1972Physics Bull. Mar. 154/1 Circuits can now be made with..active components subsequently soldered or thermocompression bonded to the microstrip. 1979A. L. Lydersen Fluid Flow & Heat Transfer xi. 323 The waste heat is often available at a temperature which is too low for direct use in the process. However, it may be utilized in conjunction with thermocompression.
1849Noad Electricity (ed. 3) 428 Dr. Andrews..succeeded in obtaining chemical decompositions, by this peculiar *thermo-current. a1859G. Wilson Relig. Chem. (1862) 16 A sleeper in a confined chamber could gain nothing from the winds, or thermo-currents, or the far-off sea.
1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Thermo-diffusion, diffusion (of gas) by inequalities of temperature.
1927Techn. Bull. N.Y. State Agric. Exper. Station No. 130. 6 *Thermoduric spore-forming bacteria are common types in pasteurized, sterilized, and boiled milk. 1946Nature 23 Nov. 755/1 Working with suspensions of Staph. aureus, thermoduric micrococci, and spores of B. subtilis, we found that..solutions [of hypochlorite] of low pH were more germicidal than at higher pH. 1975Campbell & Marshall Sci. of providing Milk for Man xxiii. 501 Bacteria that survive specific heat treatments are usually said to be thermoduric (heat-tolerant).
1909Cent. Dict., Suppl., *Thermodynamometer.
1903Science Abstracts VI. 130 To represent the *thermo-elastic properties of gases, liquids, and solids as the statical properties of monocyclic systems.
1842Francis Dict. Arts, etc., Clarke's..*Thermo-Electrometer,..an instrument which professes to ascertain the deflagrating, or heating power of an electric current. 1849Noad Electricity (ed. 3) 247 The instrument employed was a Harris's thermo-electrometer.
1890Lond., Edin. & Dubl. Philos. Mag. Feb. 146 *Thermoelectromotive forces are..expressed in terms of a fixed standard, the torsional rigidity of the platinum wire.
1895Funk's Stand. Dict., *Thermo-electroscope.
1888Cassell's Encycl. Dict., *Thermo-element.
1891Cent. Dict., *Thermo-excitory. 1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thermo-excitory, having the function of exciting the production of heat.
1854J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sc., Chem. 118 A *thermo-expansive material.
1903Science 27 Feb. 333 A study of the *thermo-focal changes in long focus lenses.
1958Times Rev. Industry Aug. 57/2 Machine..for *thermoforming..industrial parts.
1972Sci. Amer. Aug. 9 (Advt.), By helping the *thermoformer with mold modifications and adjustments to equipment and operating conditions which enabled him to produce high quality parts economically. 1978Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c–14/7 (Advt.), Machinist assembler, parts and stock man, and a thermo-former.
1963Simonds & Church Conc. Guide to Plastics (ed. 2) vii. 182 There are seven basic techniques for the *thermo⁓forming of plastics sheet. 1972Sci. Amer. Aug. 9 (Advt.), By supplying the sheet extruder with a high molecular weight Marlex thermoforming resin ideally suited for the production of large thick sheet. 1978N.Y. Times 30 Mar. b–19/1 (Advt.), We are seeking manager for our model-making dept. in thermoforming.
1867Chambers' Encycl. IX. 401/2 Special galvanometers..in which the coil wire is short..and thick..are called *thermo-galvanometers. 1902Sloane Stand. Electr. Dict. App., Thermo-Galvanometer, a galvanometer whose needle is suspended in a special form of thermo-electric couple..used to measure small amounts of radiant energy.
1895C. L. Madsen (title) *Thermo-geographical Studies: General Exposition of the Analytical Method applied to Researches on Temperature and Climate.
1897Ibid. Advt., Articles on the subject of *Thermo-Geography will be most thankfully received.
1942H. U. Sverdrup et al. Oceans xiii. 509 When examining the circulation [of the waters of the oceans] that arises because of the external factors influencing the density of the surface waters, one must take changes of both temperature and salinity into account, and must consider not the thermal but the *thermohaline circulation. 1963G. L. Pickard Descriptive Physical Oceanogr. vii. 107 The ocean circulation can be divided into two parts, the thermohaline and the wind-driven components. 1978Nature 13 July 151/1 The observed distribution patterns of late Quaternary sapropels favour the hypothesis of periodically altered basin-wide thermohaline circulation entrained by regionally important climatic and eustatic changes.
1964Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. II. 135 When a basin is permanently stagnant, the redox discontinuity may rise to the level of the *thermo-halocline, as is well known in the Black Sea. 1976Nature 2 Sept. 23/1 Mechanism and rate of molecular exchange across a well developed thermo⁓halocline have been studied thoroughly.
1949R. J. W. Reynolds in J. M. Preston Fibre Science xvii. 318 The final products may be *thermo-hardened by a suitable cross-linking treatment.
1933Archit. Rev. LXXIII. 266/1 The elaborate laboratory researches into the nature of thermo-plastic and *thermo-hardening materials. 1961J. N. Anderson Appl. Dental Materials (ed. 2) xxi. 220 The Bakelite type of resin is called thermohardening or thermoset as..heat is applied to cure the resin.
1881Peale in 12th Rep. U.S. Geol. & Geog. Survey II. (1883) 355 *Thermo-hydrology. 1884Athenæum 16 Aug. 211/2 The chapters on ‘Thermo-hydrology’ give evidences of a thoroughly scientific observer.
1894Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. XLI. 43 Mr. W. E. Hales exhibited Fletcher's *Thermo-hydrometer.
1901Pop. Sc. Monthly Dec. 186 An interesting figure shows the ‘*thermo-isopleths’ for Berlin, these lines indicating, in one drawing, both the diurnal and the annual march of the air temperature.
1889L.E. & D. Philos. Mag. Sept. 213 If the heat generated were immediately communicated to the *thermo-junction. 1903Times 10 Sept. 10/4 A number of thermo-junctions of the platinum metals for use up to the highest temperatures have also been studied.
1943S. W. Muller Permafrost or Permanently Frozen Ground 84 Phenomena of *thermokarst. a. Cave-in lakes. b. Settling lakes. c. Cave-in and settling funnels. 1970Globe Mag. 17 Jan. 4/3 Even south of the Alaska Range there is much permafrost within the forested areas which will create further problems of heat loss, permafrost melt and thermokarst development.
1871Clerk Maxwell Heat Introd. 9 The theory of the equilibrium of heat might be called Thermostatics, and that of the motion of heat *Thermokinematics.
1828Webster, *Thermolamp, an instrument for furnishing light by means of inflammable gas. Med. Repos.
1965H. Matsubara et al. in Biochem. & Biophysical Res. Communications XXI. 242 A proteolytic enzyme with the commercial name ‘Thermoase’ was isolated by Endo..from cultures of Bac. thermoproteolyticus Rokko... It was recently reported that the enzyme had a strong elastase-like activity... We propose the trivial name *thermolysin for this enzyme. 1979Nature 29 Feb. 667/1 The determination of the three-dimensional structure of the thermostable protease thermolysin showed that heat-stable proteins do not contain unusual structural features absent from less stable proteins.
1823T. S. Triall in Ann. Philos. N.S. VI. Dec. 449 Having been lately engaged in some *thermomagnetic experiments. 1954Jrnl. Geomagnetism & Geoelectricity VI. 6 This simple apparatus could be used for the study of the thermomagnetic analysis of ferromagnetic mineral with a fair accuracy.
1828F. Watkins Electro-Magnetism 22 Experiments in *thermo-magnetism teach us that magnetical phænomena will arise from a disturbance in the equilibrium of temperature of metals. 1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Thermo-magnetism, the same as Thermo-electricity. 1864in Webster.
1883Athenæum 9 June 736/1 The use of a *thermo-manometer, which would indicate whether the vapour pressure is below that to be expected from the temperature of the water.
1889Harker in Geol. Mag. VI. 17 The interpolation of *thermo-metamorphic rocks.
Ibid. 16 High temperature and low pressure (*thermo-metamorphism).
1936L. J. F. Brimble Intermediate Bot. xx. 294 Examples of *thermonastic movements are seen in the flowers of the crocus and tulip. 1976Bell & Coombe tr. Strasburger's Textbk. Bot. (rev. ed.) 365 Repeated thermonastic curvatures may cause an increase in length.
1936J. B. Hill et al. Bot. ix. 228 The rapid opening of certain flowers when brought into a warm room from a cold place is a *thermonasty. 1951Thermonasty [see nastic a.]. 1976Bell & Coombe tr. Strasburger's Textbk. Bot. (rev. ed.) 365 Many flowers..open or close according to the temperature. Such a phenomenon is referred to as thermonasty.
1807Joyce Sci. Dial., Electr. vi. (1846) 424 Delicate *thermo-pairs have been used to obtain the temperature of the human body.
1891Cent. Dict., *Thermopalpation. 1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thermo-palpation, palpation of the surface of the body, with a view of determining local or general variations of temperature.
1941Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 14/2 *Thermopane. For multiple glass sheet glazing units..Claims use since May 1, 1931. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 42/8 (Advt.), Large brick and cut stone bungalow..2 fireplaces, drapes, thermopane windows etc. 1974Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario) 9 Feb. 15/1 Modernisation of the whole interior of the present building, including modern heating, thermopane, air-conditioning and elevator service. 1978N.Y. Times 29 Mar. b8/1 (Advt.), Builder's custom built 72′ hi ranch, 2 acs, circ driveway, thermopane windows.
1888Cassell's Encycl. Dict., *Thermo-pegology.
1860Mayne Expos. Lex., *Thermophagy. 1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thermophagy, the habit of swallowing very hot food.
1900Brit. Med. Jrnl. 5 May 1105 To sterilise this instrument [i.e. a catheter]..with a small pocket *thermophore. 1901Lancet 9 Nov. 1297/2 The introduction of a ring-shaped thermophore.
1868Dana Min. 465 *Thermophyllite.
1957New York Times 25 Aug. iv. 9/3 Perdue University has established a *thermophysical properties research center. 1976Physics Bull. Dec. 561/3 The symposium is concerned with both theoretical and experimental aspects of thermophysical properties of all matter in solid, liquid, gaseous and plasma states.
1962A. L. King (title) *Thermophysics. 1966G. B. Heller Thermophysics & Temperature Control of Spacecraft p. xi, The modern field of thermophysics rests on some of the oldest branches of physics, namely, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and electromagnetic radiation.
1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., *Thermo⁓plegia.
1963Canad. Jrnl. Physics XLI. 1080 The *thermopower of the special copper was measured carefully at the low-temperature end. 1976Physics Bull. June 248/2 In figure 4 are plotted the conductivity and thermopower of the magnesium⁓bismuth alloy as a function of composition.
1876Catal. Sci. App. S. Kens. Mus. §1056 *Thermo-radiometer, [an instrument] for measuring losses of heat by radiation from walls of furnaces, sides of steam boilers, etc.
1938J. G. Koenigsberger in Terrestr. Magnetism & Atmospheric Electr. XLIII. 120 The full apparent remanence acquired by cooling in a given field from Tc..may be denoted the *thermoremanence. 1967Nature 28 Oct. 359/2 The mean directions [of magnetization]..are..fairly well grouped, and are believed to represent the direction of thermo⁓remanence acquired when the rocks cooled.
1951Proc. Jap. Acad. XXVII. 643 The remanent magnetism thus produced has been called the *thermo-remanent magnetism. 1958Antiquity XXXII. 124 Measurement of the thermoremanent magnetism in the clay. 1971Physics Bull. Aug. 476/3 Half the papers..were concerned with the analysis of contact printing processes, both the anhysteretic transfer method with γ Fe2O3 slave tapes and the thermoremanent method with chromium dioxide tapes. 1975Nature 27 Feb. 701/2 Stable remanent magnetisation discovered in lava samples collected during the Apollo 11 mission has been interpreted as thermoremanent magnetisation acquired when the lava flows cooled through the Curie point 3·6 Gyr ago.
1918Jrnl. Exper. Zool. XXV. 279 The animal is *thermosensitive. 1952Archit. Rev. CXI. 278/3 Suitable safety devices operated by a thermosensitive bi-metal strip are fitted. 1978Nature 2 Feb. 470/1 Our results indicate that temperature control of reproduction in an ectothermic thermosensitive species may also be mediated in part by circadian systems.
1918Jrnl. Exper. Zool. XXV. 281 This method..demonstrated the *thermosensitivity of the species, because the animals gave an ejection reflex when brought into a region of higher temperature. 1981Pflügers Archiv: European Jrnl. Physiol. CCCXCI. 66/2 It turns out that in the goose a minor fraction only of total body thermo⁓sensitivity can be attributed to the spinal cord.
1895Funk's Standard Dict., *Thermo⁓systaltic. 1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thermosystaltic, muscular contraction due to heat.
1909Webster, *Thermo-tank. 1920Lancet 25 Sept. 666/2 Eight thermo-tanks. 1928Observer 15 July 9/4 A new Thermo-Tank heating system.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl., *Thermo-telephone.
1891Cent. Dict. s.v. Thermotensile, Elaborate *thermotensile experiments on iron and steel, especially with reference to boiler-iron.
1847Webster, *Thermotension.
1860E. Wilson (title) *Thermo-therapeia: the heat cure. Ibid. 3 Thermo-therapeia is the application of atmospheric air at a high temperature to the surface of the body, for the relief of pain and disease.
1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Thermotherapy. 1902W. Winternitz (title) Hydrotherapy, Thermotherapy, Heliotherapy, and Phototherapy.
1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 846/1 *Thermotolerant, able to endure high temperatures, but not growing well under such conditions. 1964Cooney & Emerson Thermophilic Fungi 161 [Fungi] which may grow at or near 50°C but which also grow well at temperatures below 20°C, are considered thermotolerant and are excluded from the true thermophilic fungi. 1973Nature 16 Mar. 203/2 Many species of thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi isolated from natural thermal habitats similarly occur in man-made heated habitats.
1902Brit. Med. Jrnl. 5 Apr. 846 To demonstrate two very different forms of complement—one a *thermo-unstable, and the other a thermo-stable.
1895Funk's Stand. Dict., *Thermo-voltaic.
Add: ˌthermoaˈcidophile Biol., any archaebacterium capable of surviving in conditions of high temperature and high acidity.
1976Biochim. & Biophys. Acta CDXXXI. 566 In common with the other known *thermoacidophiles Thermoplasma and Sulfolobus, B[acillus] acidocaldarius contains an unusually high..glycolipid content. 1990Chem. & Physics Lipids LIII. 341/1 Archaebacteria are comprised of three main classes: halophiles, methanogens and thermoacidophiles.
also ˌthermoaˌcidoˈphilic a.
1976Biochim. & Biophys. Acta CDXXXI. 550 Bacillus acidocaldarius, an extreme *thermoacidophilic spore-forming rod isolated from sulfur hot springs, grows optimally at pH 3 and 60°C. 1988D. P. Kelly in Nitrogen & Sulphur Cycles (42nd Symp. Soc. Gen. Microbiol.) 70 Also well known by name but even slower to reveal their biochemical secrets are the extreme thermoacidophilic archaebacteria Sulfolobus and Acidianus. |