| decipherment | (noun) the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text | Synonyms: decoding, decryption |
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| diathermy | (noun) a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents | - |
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| ectotherm | (noun) an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals | Synonyms: poikilotherm |
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| exotherm | (noun) a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition | - |
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| fisherman | (noun) someone whose occupation is catching fish | Synonyms: fisher |
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| herm | (noun) a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost | - |
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| hermaphrodism | (noun) congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics | Synonyms: hermaphroditism |
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| hermaphrodite | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, intersex |
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| hermaphroditism | (noun) showing characteristics of both sexes | Synonyms: androgyny, bisexuality |
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| (noun) congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics | Synonyms: hermaphrodism |
| hermeneutics | (noun) the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis | - |
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| hermit | (noun) one who lives in solitude | Synonyms: recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte |
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| (noun) one retired from society for religious reasons | Synonyms: anchorite |
| hermitage | (noun) the abode of a hermit | - |
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| homeotherm | (noun) an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature | Synonyms: homoiotherm, homotherm |
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| homoiotherm | (noun) an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature | Synonyms: homeotherm, homotherm |
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| homotherm | (noun) an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature | Synonyms: homeotherm, homoiotherm |
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| hyperthermia | (noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | Synonyms: hyperthermy |
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| hyperthermy | (noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | Synonyms: hyperthermia |
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| hypothermia | (noun) subnormal body temperature | - |
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| isogeotherm | (noun) an isogram connecting points of equal temperature below the surface of the earth. | - |
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| isotherm | (noun) (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time | - |
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| mammothermography | (noun) the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots) | - |
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| normothermia | (noun) normal body temperature | - |
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| poikilotherm | (noun) an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals | Synonyms: ectotherm |
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| pseudohermaphrodite | (noun) someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth | - |
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| pseudohermaphroditism | (noun) congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex | - |
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| telethermometer | (noun) a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point | - |
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| therm | (noun) a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units | - |
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| thermal | (noun) rising current of warm air | - |
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| thermalgesia | (noun) pain caused by heat | - |
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| thermel | (noun) a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature | Synonyms: electric thermometer, thermoelectric thermometer |
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| thermion | (noun) an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature | - |
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| thermionics | (noun) the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes) | - |
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| thermistor | (noun) a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit | Synonyms: thermal resistor |
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| thermoacidophile | (noun) archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures | - |
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| thermocautery | (noun) cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat | - |
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| thermochemistry | (noun) the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated | - |
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| thermocoagulation | (noun) congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current) | - |
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| thermocompressor | (noun) An injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump. | Synonyms: eductor-jet pump, ejector, injector, steam ejector, steam injector |
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| thermocouple | (noun) a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference | Synonyms: thermocouple junction |
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| thermodynamics | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy | - |
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| thermoelectricity | (noun) electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple) | - |
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| thermogram | (noun) a graphical record produced by a thermograph | - |
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| thermograph | (noun) a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time | Synonyms: thermometrograph |
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| (noun) medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body | - |
| thermography | (noun) diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors | - |
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| thermogravimeter | (noun) a hydrometer that includes a thermometer | Synonyms: thermohydrometer |
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| thermogravimetry | (noun) the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances | - |
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| thermohydrometer | (noun) a hydrometer that includes a thermometer | Synonyms: thermogravimeter |
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| thermojunction | (noun) a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears | - |
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| thermometer | (noun) measuring instrument for measuring temperature | - |
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| thermometrograph | (noun) a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time | Synonyms: thermograph |
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| thermometry | (noun) the measurement of temperature | - |
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| thermopile | (noun) a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series | - |
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| thermoplastic | (noun) a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled | Synonyms: thermoplastic resin |
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| thermoreceptor | (noun) a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold | - |
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| thermoregulator | (noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | Synonyms: thermostat |
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| thermos | (noun) vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks | Synonyms: thermos bottle, thermos flask |
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| thermosphere | (noun) the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere | - |
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| thermostat | (noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | Synonyms: thermoregulator |
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| thermostatics | (noun) the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium | Synonyms: thermodynamics of equilibrium |
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| thermotherapy | (noun) the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles | - |
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| thermotropism | (noun) an orienting response to warmth | - |
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| trencherman | (noun) a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | Synonyms: glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer |
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| washerman | (noun) a man who operates an industrial washing machine | Synonyms: laundryman |
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| weatherman | (noun) predicts the weather | Synonyms: weather forecaster |
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