| endotherm | An organism which is capable of generating its own body heat and maintaining a constant body temperature, a warm-blooded organism. A graph which shows the difference in temperature between a test compound and a reference compound that is thermally inert, when the compounds are both heated at the same rate. (09 Oct 1997) |
|---|---|
| endothermic | Describes a chemical reaction that absorbs or requires energy (usually in the form of heat). (09 Oct 1997) |