Self-heating

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to create and sustain its own heat, often through a chemical reaction; exothermic. not-comparable

    "Until now, the success of their self-heating concrete — which they have previously reported can melt snow and prevent or slow ice formation for an extended period of time — has only been in a controlled lab setting."

Example

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"Until now, the success of their self-heating concrete — which they have previously reported can melt snow and prevent or slow ice formation for an extended period of time — has only been in a controlled lab setting."

Etymology

From self- + heating.

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