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

Adj. hot, warm, mild, genial, tepid, lukewarm, unfrozen; thermal, thermic; calorific; fervent, fervid; ardent; aglow. sunny, torrid, tropical, estival†, canicular†, steamy; close, sultry, stifling, stuffy, suffocating, oppressive; reeking &c. v.; baking &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark