self-heating

adjective

Able to create and sustain its own heat, often through a chemical reaction; exothermic.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-heating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to create and sustain its own heat, often through a chemical reaction; exothermic.

    Until now, the success of their self-heating concrete — which they have previously reported can melt snow and prevent or slow ice formation for an extended period of time — has only been in a controlled lab setting.

    2024 March 18, Britt Faulstick, “Drexel’s Self-Heating Concrete Is One Step Closer to Clearing Sidewalks Without Shoveling or Salting”, in Drexel News

Origin

From self- + heating.

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APA

self-heating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-heating

MLA

“self-heating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-heating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-heating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-heating.

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