Meanings
adjectivethermosalient (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryRelating to or exhibiting a phenomenon whereby some crystals undergo a phase transition causing them to jump upon being heated or cooled down.
Origin
From thermo- (“heat”) + salient (“leaping, jumping”).
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thermosalient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermosalient
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“thermosalient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermosalient. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermosalient,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermosalient.
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