thermokinetics
nounEtymology From thermo- + kinetics.
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A branch of science dealing with the kinetics of thermal decomposition.
- The application of the physical laws of thermokinetics, according to the various thermal characteristics of the body, especially the skin, shows that body temperature passively stabilizes at near 37°C for the core and about 33.5°C for the skin.2013, Y. Houdas, Human Body Temperature: Its Measurement and Regulation, page 109: