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| 1 | Endotherm |
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| 2 | Endothermic |
| Endothermic can mean: in chemistry, a type of process that absorbs energy from its surroundings. See endothermic reaction. in biology, a type of animal that can control its body temperature. See endotherm ... | |
| 3 | Endothermic reaction |
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| 4 | Exothermic |
| In biology, an exothermic or poikilothermic animal is one that requires external sources of heat (usually sunlight) to maintain its internal temperature: for example, reptiles. See also endothermic. In chemistry, an exothermic reaction is one that produces heat: for example, combustion. See also ... | |
| 5 | Ectotherm |
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| 6 | Exothermic reaction |
| the opposite of an endothermic reaction ... | |
| 7 | Ammonium bicarbonate |
| water to give a slightly alkaline solution. The process of dissolving is endothermic (as it is with many ... | |
| 8 | Homeothermic |
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| 9 | Silicon burning process |
| reactions . production of element heavier than iron are endothermic and are exclusively produced by neutron ... | |
| 10 | Torpor |
| Torpor is a state of regulated hypothermia in an endotherm lasting just a few hours. Animals that go through torpor include small birds like hummingbirds and some small mammals such as bats. During the active part of their day these animals maintain normal body temperature and activity levels, but ... | |
| 11 | Incubate (bird) |
| The word incubate in the context of birds refers to the development of the chick (embryo) within the egg and the constant temperature required for the development of it over a specific period. This, in most species of bird is produced by endothermic body heat from the brooding parent, though ... | |
| 12 | Scombridae |
| particular the tunas, are notable for being endothermic (warm-blooded ... | |
| 13 | Spontaneous process |
| thermodynamically stable, state. The sign convention is the same as for exothermic/endothermic reactions... endothermic reaction (one which absorbs heat) must have a sufficiently large increase in the entropy of the ... | |
| 14 | Thermoregulation |
| certain temperatures; both endotherms, which control the build-up of heat from aerobic respiration (homeotherms) and ectotherms (poikilotherms) can thermoregulate but only the endotherms (birds and mammals... evaporative cooling. Endotherms Main article: Endotherms Birds avoid overheating by panting since, unlike the ... | |
| 15 | Brown adipose tissue |
| concentration), and then let them "fall" back, releasing their energy to form ATP. In endothermic... endotherms to some amount, especially when body temperature is below a regulatory threshold, brown ... |