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Capable of being heated to or somewhat above 55º C. without loss of special properties; -- said of immune substances, etc.

A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.

Of or pertaining to the thermostat; made or effected by means of the thermostat.

Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; -- said of a muscle.

Of or retaining to thermotaxis.

A tank containing pipes through which circulates steam, water, air, or the like, for heating or cooling; -- used in some heating and ventilation systems.

Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous system.

The property possessed by protoplasm of moving under the influence of heat.

Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with the temperature.

A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it, while in that state, a mechanical strain or tension in the direction in which the strength is afterward to be exerted.

Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.

Of or pertaining to heat; produced by heat; as, thermotical phenomena. Whewell.

The science of heat. Whewell.

A condition of tonicity with respect to temperature.

Manifesting thermotropism.

The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants.

A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression.

The art or process of obtaining thermotypes.

Of or relating to heat and electricity; especially, relating to thermal effects produced by voltaic action. Faraday.

Resembling a beast in nature or habit; marked by animal characteristics; as, theroid idiocy.