endothermic

English

Etymology

From French endothermique, from endo- (“inside”) +‎ thermique (“of heat”), both ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/

Adjective

endothermic (comparative more endothermic, superlative most endothermic)

(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.

Synonyms

Antonyms

exothermic

Translations

chemistry: absorbing heat

Finnish: endoterminen (fi)
German: endotherm (de)
Maori: pauwera
Norwegian: endoterm (no)

Portuguese: endotérmico
Russian: эндотерми́ческий (ru) (endotermíčeskij)
Swedish: endoterm (sv)
Tagalog: sulud-initin

zoology: of animal with regulated temperature

Chinese:
Mandarin: 溫血的 (zh), 温血的 (zh) (wēnxuè de), 熱血的 (zh), 热血的 (zh) (rèxuè de)
Estonian: püsisoojane, homöotermne
Finnish: tasalämpöinen
French: homéotherme (fr), à sang chaud (fr)
Georgian: თბილსისხლიანი (tbilsisxliani)
German: warmblütig, homöotherm

Japanese: 温血の (おんけつの, onketsu no)
Latvian: siltasiņu
Lithuanian: šiltakraujis
Malay: berdarah panas, berdarah hangat
Russian: эндоте́рмный (endotérmnyj), теплокровный (ru) (teplokrovnyj), гомойотермный (ru) (gomojotermnyj)
Swedish: jämnvarm, varmblodig

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