Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to a high temperature, or to a condition of great excess of heat; having a tendency to raise the temperature.

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  • adjective Having a very high body temperature
  • adjective Relating to hyperthermia

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Examples

  • He was trying to save a child in the sea but ended up shivering so much in the sea that he was becoming i think it's called hyperthermic or something like that.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg 2009

  • The region consists of mostly Holocene alluvium or Holocene and Pleistocene terrace deposits, with a mix of ustic to aridic, hyperthermic soils.

    Ecoregions of Texas (EPA) 2009

  • The region has a hyperthermic soil temperature regime with aridic ustic and typic ustic soil moisture regimes.

    Ecoregions of Texas (EPA) 2009

  • Soils are hyperthermic compared to thermic in most of Ecoregion 34a.

    Ecoregions of Texas (EPA) 2009

  • This region, however, has a longer growing season, warmer annual temperatures, some hyperthermic soils, and more precipitation than its northern counterparts of 73a and 73h.

    Ecoregions of Louisiana (EPA) 2008

  • To maximize the calories burned during cardio work, Nadler says the body must become hyperthermic--a process that slightly raises the core temperature and works as a catalyst to burn fat.

    The Sabotage Workout 2006

  • To burn fat, the body must be hyperthermic according to Dr. Bruce Nadler--that means the core body temperature must rise to a certain temperature.

    The Sabotage Workout Illustration by... 2006

  • They provide a complex hyperthermic, hyperacidic environment for archaebacteria that otherwise would not be able to enjoy life in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

    Gene logic - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • Often, before being able to distinguish the presence of a hyperthermic condition, one is impressed with the fact that an animal manifests evidence of being supersensitive.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • The treatment is formally called cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, or Hipec.

    NYT > Home Page By ANDREW POLLACK 2011

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