endothermic

/en-doh-thur-mik/US // ˌɛn doʊˈθɜr mɪk //UK // (ˌɛndəʊˈθɜːmɪk) //

吸热,吸热的,吸热性,吸热型

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : Chemistry. noting or pertaining to a chemical change that is accompanied by an absorption of heat.
- : Zoology. warm-blooded.

As endothermic animals, mammals and birds fuel their body heat with food.
Compounds formed with the evolution of heat are termed exothermic, while those formed with an absorption are termed endothermic.
In endothermic compounds energy, in some form, has been taken up in the act of formation of the compound.
The manner in which a substance is endothermic is of importance as regards the practical employment of explosives.
All carbon compounds, excepting carbon dioxide, and many if not all compounds of nitrogen, are endothermic.
The stability of endothermic bodies like nitric oxide and ozone at low temperatures requires further investigation.