Meanings
nounheat shock (countable and uncountable, plural heat shocks)
plural heat shocks
- countableuncountablebiologyThe response of an organism to a rapid rise in temperature
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heat shock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20shock
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