Thermostable
Ther′mo‐sta″ble (?), a. [Thermo- + stable fixed.] (Physiol. Chem.) Capable of being heated to or somewhat above 55° C. without loss of special properties; — said of immune subst...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Thermostat
Ther″mo‐stat (?), n. [Thermo- + Gr. � to make to stand.] (Physics) A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or g...
Thermostatic
Ther′mo‐stat″ic (?), a.(Physics) Of or pertaining to the thermostat; made or effected by means of the thermostat.
Thermosystaltic
Ther′mo‐sys‐tal″tic (?), a. [Thermo- + systalic.] (Physiol.) Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; — said of a muscle.
Thermotactic
Ther′mo‐tac″tic (?), a.(Physiol.) Of or retaining to thermotaxis.
Thermotank
Ther″mo‐tank (?), n. [Thermo- + ank.] A tank containing pipes through which circulates steam, water, air, or the like, for heating or cooling; — used in some heating and ventila...
Thermotaxic
Ther′mo‐tax″ic (?), a. [Thermo- + Gr. � arrangement.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous ...
Thermotaxis
Ther′mo‐tax″is (?), n. [NL.; thermo- + Gr. � an arranging.] (Physiol.) (a) The property possessed by protoplasm of moving under the influence of heat. (b) Determination of the d...
Thermotensile
Ther′mo‐ten″sile (?), a. Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with the temperature.
Thermotension
Ther′mo‐ten″sion (?), n. [Thermo- + tension.] A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it, while in that st...
Thermotherapy
Ther′mo‐ther″a‐py (?), n. [Thermo- + therapy.] (Med.) Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.
Thermotic
{ Ther‐mot″ic (?), Ther‐mot″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to heat; produced by heat; as, thermotical phenomena. Whewell.
Thermotics
Ther‐mot″ics (?), n. The science of heat. Whewell.
Thermotonus
Ther‐mot″o‐nus (?), n. [NL.; thermo- + tonus.] (Plant Physiol.) A condition of tonicity with respect to temperature.
Thermotropic
Ther′mo‐trop″ic (?), a.(Bot.) Manifesting thermotropism.
Thermotropism
Ther‐mot″ro‐pism (?), n. [Thermo- + Gr. � to turn.] (Bot.) The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants.
Thermotype
Ther″mo‐type (?), n. [Thermo- + -type.] A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking a...
Thermotypy
Ther‐mot″y‐py (?), n. The art or process of obtaining thermotypes.
Thermovoltaic
Ther′mo‐vol‐ta″ic (?), a. [Thermo- + voltaic.] (Physics) Of or relating to heat and electricity; especially, relating to thermal effects produced by voltaic action. Faraday.
Theroid
The″roid (?), a. [Gr. θήρ, θηρόσ, wild beast + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling a beast in nature or habit; marked by animal characteristics; as, theroid idiocy.
Theromorpha
‖The′ro‐mor″pha (?), n. pl.(Paleon.) See Theriodonta.
Theropoda
‖The‐rop″o‐da (?), n. pl.(Paleon.) An order of carnivorous dinosaurs in which the feet are less birdlike, and hence more like those of an ordinary quadruped, than in the Ornitho...
Thesaurus
‖The‐sau″rus (?), n.; pl.Thesauri (#). [L. See Treasure.] A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; — often applied to a comprehensive work, like a...
These
These (?), pron. [OE. �es, �æs, a variant of �as, pl. of �es, thes, this. See This, and cf. Those.] The plural of this. See This.
Thesicle
Thes″i‐cle (?), n. [Dim. of thesis.] A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition.
Thesis
The″sis (?), n.; pl.Theses (#). [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to place, set. See Do, and cf. Anathema, Apothecary, Epithet, Hypothesis, Parenthesis, Theme, Tick a cover.] 1. A position ...
Thesmothete
Thes″mo‐thete (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at Athens.