The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Thermic balance — Thermic Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic — Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}. {Thermic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic fever — Thermic Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic weight — Thermic Ther mic, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermic effect of food — (also commonly known simply as thermic effect when the context is known), or TEF in shorthand, is the increment in energy expenditure above resting metabolic rate due to the cost of processing food for storage and use.1 It is one of the… … Wikipedia
actinic balance — Bolometer Bo*lom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? a stroke, ray + meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; called also {actinic balance}, {thermic balance}. S. P. Langley.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bolometer — Bo*lom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? a stroke, ray + meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; called also {actinic balance}, {thermic balance}. S. P. Langley. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SR Merchant Navy class — SR Merchant Navy class[1] Official Southern Railway photograph of 21C1 Channe … Wikipedia
nutrition, human — Introduction process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life. The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… … Universalium
Redox — Illustration of a redox reaction Redox (portmanteau for reduction oxidation) reactions describe all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation state changed. This can be either a simple redox process, such as the oxidation of carbon… … Wikipedia
