thermantidote

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/θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/

noun

An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.

OriginAncient Greek θέρμη →
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Meanings

nounthermantidote (plural thermantidotes)

plural thermantidotes

  1. An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.

    I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, “In the House of Suddhoo”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 101

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθέρμη
  2. Englishthermantidote

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē) + antidote.

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APA

thermantidote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermantidote

MLA

“thermantidote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermantidote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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