| 单词 | thermotolerant |
| 释义 | thermo- /thûr-mō-, -mə- or -mo-/combining formDenoting heat ORIGIN: Gr thermos hot, thermē heat, thermotēs heat thermo-balˈance noun A balance for weighing bodies at high temperatures thermobaric /-barˈik/ adjective (of a weapon) using a combination of heat and pressure to create a blast more powerful than that of conventional weapons thermochemˈical adjective thermochemˈically adverb thermochemˈist noun thermochemˈistry noun The study of heat changes accompanying chemical action thermˈocline noun (in lakes) a region of rapidly changing temperature, found between the epilimnion and the hypolimnion thermˈocouple noun A pair of different metals in contact giving a thermoelectric current thermodūˈric adjective Resistant to heat thermodynamˈic or thermodynamˈical adjective thermodynamˈically adverb thermodynamˈics singular noun The science of the relation of heat to mechanical and other forms of energy thermoelecˈtric or thermoelecˈtrical adjective thermoelecˈtrically adverb thermoelectricˈity noun Electricity developed by bodies at different temperatures, esp between a junction of dissimilar metals and another part of a circuit thermˈoform noun A three-dimensional representation, or a relief, of a painting in an art gallery, designed to help visitors (esp those who are blind) to appreciate the tactile qualities, perspective, etc of the painting thermogenesis /-jenˈ/ noun Production of heat, esp in the body by physiological processes thermogenetˈic or thermogenˈic adjective thermˈogram noun A thermograph record of temperature thermˈograph noun
thermogˈrapher noun thermographˈic adjective thermogˈraphy noun
thermohāˈline adjective (meteorology) Involving both temperature and salinity thermolāˈbile adjective Readily decomposed by heat thermolˈogy noun The science of heat thermoluminescˈence noun Release of light by heating previously irradiated material, used in archaeological dating thermoluminescˈent adjective thermolˈysis noun
thermolytˈic adjective thermometer /-omˈi-tər/ noun An instrument for measuring temperature depending on any of several properties of a substance that vary linearly with change of temperature, esp a graduated sealed tube containing mercury or alcohol thermometric /-ə-metˈrik/ or thermometˈrical adjective thermometˈrically adverb thermometˈrograph noun A self-registering thermometer, a thermograph thermomˈetry noun The branch of physics dealing with the measurement of temperature and the design of thermometers, etc thermˈonasty noun Nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change thermonucˈlear adjective
thermˈophile /-fil/, thermˈophil, thermophilˈic or thermophˈilous adjective (of eg bacteria, plants) requiring, or thriving best in, high temperatures thermophile or thermophil noun A bacterium, plant, etc, that requires, or thrives best in, high temperatures thermophˈyllous adjective (Gr phyllon a leaf) (botany) having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous thermˈopīle /-pīl/ noun An apparatus, usu consisting of thermocouples, for the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy thermoplastˈic adjective Becoming plastic when heated and hardening again when cooled nounAny resin that can be melted and cooled repeatedly without appreciable change in properties thermoplasticˈity noun thermˈoscope noun An instrument for detecting changes of temperature thermoscopˈic adjective Indicating, or sensitive to, temperature changes thermoscopˈically adverb thermosettˈing adjective (of eg resin or plastic) setting permanently, after melting and moulding thermosiphˈon noun (engineering) A method of circulating a cooling liquid through a system by using the slight difference in density between the hot and cool parts thermˈosphere noun The region of the earth's atmosphere above the mesosphere, in which the temperature rises steadily with height thermostaˈble adjective Not readily decomposed by heating thermˈostat noun A device for keeping temperature steady thermostatˈic adjective thermostatˈically adverb thermotactˈic or thermotaxˈic adjective Of or showing thermotaxis thermotaxˈis noun A movement of an organism towards a position of higher or lower temperature thermotherˈapy noun (medicine) The treatment of a part of the body by heat thermotˈic or thermotˈical adjective Of or due to heat thermotˈics singular noun The science of heat thermotolˈerant adjective (botany) Able to endure high temperatures but not growing well under such conditions thermotropˈic adjective Bending towards or away from a heat source nounA thermotropic plant thermotˈropism noun (Gr tropos turning) the tendency of a plant to grow towards, or bend away from, a source of heat |
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