Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Generation or production of heat, especially by physiological processes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The production of heat; specifically, the production of heat in the human body by physiological processes.
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- noun biology The
generation ofheat in anorganism , especially bybiochemical means
Etymologies
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Examples
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When you eat spicy foods, it leads to a process called "thermogenesis" - in other words, heat generation.
unknown title 2009
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When you eat spicy foods, it leads to a process called "thermogenesis" - in other words, heat generation.
unknown title 2009
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When you eat spicy foods, it leads to a process called "thermogenesis" - in other words, heat generation.
unknown title 2009
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When you eat spicy foods, it leads to a process called "thermogenesis" - in other words, heat generation.
unknown title 2009
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When you eat spicy foods, it leads to a process called "thermogenesis" - in other words, heat generation.
unknown title 2009
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When you eat spicy foods, it leads to a process called "thermogenesis" - in other words, heat generation.
unknown title 2009
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Typically, fat that isn’t burned to produce body heat is stored on our hips, thighs, stomach, and so on the body-heat process is called thermogenesis.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Typically, fat that isn’t burned to produce body heat is stored on our hips, thighs, stomach, and so on the body-heat process is called thermogenesis.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Typically, fat that isn’t burned to produce body heat is stored on our hips, thighs, stomach, and so on the body-heat process is called thermogenesis.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt, a professor of human biology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, estimates that boosting the body's heat-generating ability, a process known as thermogenesis, could help people burn as much as 5% to 10% additional calories.
A New Way to Lose Weight? Shirley S. Wang 2010
whichbe commented on the word thermogenesis
Generation or production of heat, esp. in the animal body.
August 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word thermogenesis
That's why I'm cuddly and warm.
November 8, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word thermogenesis
In the minutes before entering the water, Pugh recalls these emotions and is able to raise his core temperature, without doing any physical exercise, to 38.4°C. That's an extraordinary 1.4°C above his normal body temperature. Such "anticipatory thermogenesis" has been observed before, but not to such a high degree.
—New Scientist, 21 Feb. 2009
March 22, 2009