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sten·o·therm
 stenotherm
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- pronunciation:
- ste
no
thuhrm
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an animal or plant able to survive only in a narrow temperature range. (Cf. eurytherm.)
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| derivations: |
stenothermal (adj.), stenothermic (adj.), stenothermous (adj.) |
The word stenotherm
contains the following part:
therm, thermo
Greek
root
that means heat, temperature
  Example words:
diathermy, endothermic, eurytherm, exothermic, geothermal, hypothermia, isotherm, isothermal, stenotherm, thermal, thermic, thermistor, thermocline, thermocouple, thermodynamics, thermoelectricity, thermograph, thermojunction, thermometer, thermonuclear, thermoplastic, thermoregulation, thermos, thermosetting, thermosphere, thermostat, thermotropism
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