Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodheat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blood-heat
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The temperature of the body of a living mammal.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From this, you may judge of the enervating effect of this climate, being 5 deg. above bloodheat, and if it were always so, it would be indeed unbearable […]"
"Warmth, if less than bloodheat would cool the body quickly, by dilating the superficial capillaries, and allowing rapid conduction, while, at the same time, there is further heat abstraction in the consequent increase of more than one secretion."

Etymology

From blood + heat.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bloodheat mean?: The temperature of the body of a living mammal.
Where does bloodheat come from?: From blood + heat.

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