'Endothermic' definitions:
Definition of 'endothermic'
From: WordNet
adjective
(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat [syn: endothermic, endothermal, heat-absorbing] [ant: exothermal, exothermic, heat-releasing]
Definition of 'Endothermic'
From: GCIDE
- Endothermic \En`do*ther"mic\, a. [Pref. endo- + thermic.] (Chem.) Designating, or pert. to, a reaction which occurs with absorption of heat; formed by such a reaction; as, an endothermic substance; -- opposed to exothermic. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'endothermic'
From: GCIDE
- endoergic \endoergic\ adj. occurring with absorption of energy. [Narrower terms: endothermic] exoergic
- Syn: energy-absorbing. [WordNet 1.5]