Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Sixth Grade Students: therm (heat)

This vocabulary list features words with the Greek root therm, meaning "heat."
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  1. endothermic
    occurring or formed with absorption of heat
  2. exothermic
    occurring or formed with the release of heat
  3. geothermal
    of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
  4. hydrothermal
    relating to the effects of heated water on the earth's crust
  5. hypothermia
    subnormal body temperature
  6. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  7. thermodynamics
    physics concerned with heat and other forms of energy
  8. thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
  9. thermostat
    a regulator for automatically regulating temperature
  10. thermotropism
    an orienting response to warmth
Created on Mon Jun 02 11:26:42 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 16:36:30 EDT 2025)

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