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- noun Plural form of
exotherm .
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Examples
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Insects are "exotherms" and get their heat from the surrounding environment, while the birds and mammals we're used to seeing on our dinner plates are "endotherms" and have to heat themselves up.
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When ignited in a DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 °C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite.
The Melting/Burning of the Twin Towers on 9/11-How It Was Done 2009
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DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 ˚C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite.
Reviewing Project Censored's Latest Top 25 Censored Stories 2009
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When ignited in a DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 °C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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When ignited in a DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 °C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite.
Dandelion Salad 2009
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When ignited in a DSC device the chips exhibit large but narrow exotherms occurring at approximately 430 °C, far below the normal ignition temperature for conventional thermite.
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Multiple exotherms are often observed in large insects (B.J. Sinclair, unpublished observations), and in plants are ascribed to the freezing of isolated populations of water molecules
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Brent J. Sinclair et al. 2009
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