thermoactivity

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noun

The activity, typically of an enzyme, at elevated temperature

OriginEnglish activity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās →
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Meanings

nounthermoactivity (usually uncountable, plural thermoactivities)

plural thermoactivities

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe activity, typically of an enzyme, at elevated temperature

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  11. Latināctīvus
  12. Latināctīvitās
  13. Middle Frenchactivité
  14. Englishactivity
  15. Englishthermoactivity

From thermo- + activity.

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APA

thermoactivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoactivity

MLA

“thermoactivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoactivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermoactivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoactivity.

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