Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the production of heat; producing heat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Relating to heat, or to the production of heat; producing heat; thermogenous.
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- adjective of, or relating to the
production ofheat
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Examples
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The calorie-burning process of digestion is called the thermogenic effect of food and occurs as protein is reduced to amino acids, carbohydrates to simple sugars, and fats to fatty acids.
Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007
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The calorie-burning process of digestion is called the thermogenic effect of food and occurs as protein is reduced to amino acids, carbohydrates to simple sugars, and fats to fatty acids.
Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007
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If you look at it, it's what is known as a thermogenic aid.
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The increase in energy expenditure, called a thermogenic response, burns calories even in the absence of exercise, so understanding how it is regulated could aid efforts to combat obesity, said Dr. Joel Elmquist, professor of internal medicine, psychiatry and pharmacology at UT Southwestern and co-senior author of the mouse study, which appears online and in the current issue of
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The molecular structure showed that most of it was thermogenic, meaning it matched the deeply buried deposit where gas was being drilled, called the Williams Fork Formation.
Officials in Three States Pin Water Woes on Gas Drilling ProPublica 2009
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She took vitamins recommended by the diet: chromium picolinate, Atkins Basic3 (multivitamins; Atkins Nutritionals, Inc, USA), Atkins Essential Oils (omega fatty acids), Atkins Dieters' Advantage (electrolytes and extracts), and Atkins Accel (a "thermogenic" formula).
Michael R. Eades, M.D.: Low-carb diet takes one below the belt 2006
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His report stated that the gases were "thermogenic," meaning they came from deep within the earth, rather than from biological reactions among plants and organisms near the surface, which is known as
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His report stated that the gases were "thermogenic," meaning they came from deep within the earth, rather than from biological reactions among plants and organisms near the surface, which is known as
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories John Colson Post Independent Staff 2009
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Like others in the Arum family, skunk cabbage is thermogenic, meaning that it can use chemical processes to generate heat.
RutlandHerald.com 2009
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Green tea is said to have "thermogenic" properties in the body which equates to using more calories to generate heat.
Scientific Blogging 2008
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Hot or “thermogenic” flowers are those that, like us, can make their own body heat.
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