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EXOTHERM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exotherm mean?
• EXOTHERM (noun)
The noun EXOTHERM has 1 sense:
1. a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition
Familiarity information: EXOTHERM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("exotherm" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Derivation:
exothermic ((of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat)
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