thermic
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Research shows the thermic effect of food is highest for protein-rich foods because our bodies need to use more energy to break down and digest proteins.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2023
“One of the big black box elements in all of this is the thermic effect of food,” Urlacher says, referring to how much energy a person burns in digesting food.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
Precautions were taken to protect two nearby thermic power plants in the vicinity, though they were not in immediate danger.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
Weiss says the snowman was first a commission of a German thermic power plant, year round.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2018
Whereas, in some other and less destructive cases there may be little thermic disturbance after the first few hours have lapsed.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
