| THERMOTACTIC | • thermotactic adj. Relating to thermotaxis. • THERMOTACTIC adj. of or showing thermotaxis, also THERMOTAXIC. |
| THERMOTAXES | • thermotaxes n. Plural of thermotaxis. • THERMOTAXIS n. movement influenced or controlled by heat. |
| THERMOTAXIC | • thermotaxic adj. (Biology) Relating to the regulation of temperature in the animal body. • THERMOTAXIC adj. of or showing thermotaxis, also THERMOTACTIC. |
| THERMOTAXIS | • thermotaxis n. (Biology) Movement in response to temperature. • THERMOTAXIS n. movement influenced or controlled by heat. |
| THERMOTENSILE | • thermotensile adj. Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with temperature. • THERMOTENSILE adj. of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature. |
| THERMOTHERAPIES | • thermotherapies n. Plural of thermotherapy. • THERMOTHERAPY n. the treatment of a part of the body by heat. |
| THERMOTHERAPY | • thermotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of heat to treat disease. • THERMOTHERAPY n. the treatment of a part of the body by heat. |
| THERMOTIC | • thermotic adj. Of or relating to heat; produced by heat. • THERMOTIC adj. of or due to heat, also THERMOTICAL. |
| THERMOTICAL | • thermotical adj. Thermotic. • THERMOTICAL adj. of or due to heat, also THERMOTIC. |
| THERMOTICS | • thermotics n. (Archaic) The branch of physics that deals with the science of heat. • thermotics n. (Archaic) thermodynamics. • THERMOTICS n. the science of heat. |
| THERMOTOLERANT | • thermotolerant adj. Possessing thermotolerance; able to withstand heat. • THERMOTOLERANT adj. able to endure high temperatures but not growing well under such conditions. |
| THERMOTROPIC | • thermotropic adj. (Biology, of a plant) Tending to move towards or away from a source of heat. • thermotropic adj. (Physics, of a liquid crystal) Exhibiting different phases at different temperatures. • THERMOTROPIC adj. bending towards or away from a heat source. |
| THERMOTROPICS | • THERMOTROPIC n. a thermotropic plant. |
| THERMOTROPISM | • thermotropism n. (Botany) Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature. • THERMOTROPISM n. the growth of organism as influenced by heat. |
| THERMOTROPISMS | • thermotropisms n. Plural of thermotropism. • THERMOTROPISM n. the growth of organism as influenced by heat. |