exothermic
/ek-soh-thur-mik/US // ˌɛk soʊˈθɜr mɪk //UK // (ˌɛksəʊˈθɜːmɪk) //
放热,放热的,放热型,放热性
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Chemistry.
- : noting or pertaining to a chemical change that is accompanied by a liberation of heat.
Examples
This process produces an exothermic reaction, raising the pack’s temperature to roughly 130 degrees Fahrenheit in under 10 seconds.
For it was a new kind which contained an exothermic ingredient.
Compounds formed with the evolution of heat are termed exothermic, while those formed with an absorption are termed endothermic.
When carbon unites chemically with oxygen, it is an exothermic reaction that gives off heat as correlated energy.
All chemical compounds are either “endothermic” or “exothermic.”
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