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EXOTHERM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exotherm mean? 

EXOTHERM (noun)
  The noun EXOTHERM has 1 sense:

1. a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decompositionplay

  Familiarity information: EXOTHERM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXOTHERM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("exotherm" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Derivation:

exothermic ((of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat)


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