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Definitions

thermogenic

[thur-muh-jen-ik] / ˌθɜr məˈdʒɛn ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
hot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing boiling heated humid red scorching sizzling sultry sweltering torrid tropical warm white
WEAK
baking blistering broiling burning calescent close decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous fiery flaming igneous incandescent like an oven on fire ovenlike parching piping recalescent roasting scalding searing smoking steaming stuffy summery sweltry tropic very warm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arctic cold cool dry freezing frigid
WEAK
calm indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling unpopular
ADJECTIVE
pyretic
Synonyms
WEAK
baking blazing blistering boiling broiling burning calescent close decalescent febrific febrile fevered feverish feverous fiery flaming heated hectic humid igneous incandescent like an oven on fire ovenlike parching piping recalescent red roasting scalding scorching searing sizzling smoking steaming stuffy sultry summery sweltering sweltry torrid tropic tropical very warm warm white
ADJECTIVE
roasting
Synonyms
STRONG
baking blazing blistering boiling broiling burning close flaming heated parching piping red scalding scorching searing sizzling smoking steaming sweltering tropic warm white
WEAK
ardent calescent decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous fiery humid igneous incandescent like an oven on fire ovenlike recalescent red-hot stuffy sultry summery sweltry torrid tropical very warm
Antonyms
STRONG
cold cool freezing happy unfriendly
ADJECTIVE
scalding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing blistering boiling incandescent scorching searing sizzling sweltering
STRONG
baking broiling burning close flaming heated parching piping roasting smoking steaming warm white
WEAK
ardent calescent decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous fiery humid igneous like an oven on fire ovenlike recalescent red red-hot stuffy sultry summery sweltry torrid tropic tropical very warm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freezing
STRONG
cold cool unfriendly
ADJECTIVE
searing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baking blazing blistering fiery incandescent scalding scorching sizzling sweltering torrid
STRONG
boiling broiling burning close flaming heated parching piping roasting smoking steaming warm white
WEAK
ardent calescent decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous humid igneous like an oven on fire ovenlike recalescent red red-hot stuffy sultry summery sweltry tropic tropical very warm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool freezing
STRONG
happy unfriendly
ADJECTIVE
sizzling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baking blazing blistering fiery red-hot scalding scorching searing sweltering torrid
STRONG
boiling broiling burning close flaming heated parching piping roasting smoking steaming warm white
WEAK
ardent calescent decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous humid igneous incandescent like an oven on fire ovenlike recalescent red stuffy sultry summery sweltry tropic tropical very warm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool freezing
STRONG
happy unfriendly

Example Sentences

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These results suggest that MAFB-mediated regulation of sympathetic nerve fiber density plays a key role in the thermogenic capacity of brown adipose tissue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

Furthermore, irisin in mammals is known to upregulate thermogenic processes, which is critical for cold resistance.

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

In humans, BAT had been thought to exist only in infants, until imaging studies revealed deposits of thermogenic brown fat in adults10.

From Nature • Apr. 30, 2019

It has no calories, and has a thermogenic effect, boosting metabolism as the body works to digest it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2018

The plants are thermogenic, maintaining a temperature several dozen degrees higher than their surroundings for almost two weeks during their flowering season.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2014

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