torpor
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Torpor induction in humans also holds the futuristic potential to support suspended animation for journeys across vast stretches of lonely space.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023
Torpor can occur on a daily basis; this is seen in bats and hummingbirds.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Torpor is an involuntary response, and the animals trade torpor's benefit of conserving heat in cold conditions for an increased risk of being snagged by a predator.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2020
Feminist writer and filmmaker Chris Kraus’ novel Torpor, originally published in 2006, is not the festival of negativity we deserved but the festival of negativity we needed in those—and these—artificially untroubled times.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2015
Torpor, I will bestow upon thee all the endearing names, that common mortals give to rapture!
From Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian by Godwin, William
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Grade 12, List 2
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