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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat;
[syn: exothermic, exothermal, heat-releasing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exothermic \Ex`o*ther"mic\, a. [Pref. exo- + thermic.] (Chem.) Characterized by, or formed with, evolution of heat; as, an exothermic reaction; -- opposed to endothermic. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]