thermantidote

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē) + antidote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/

Noun

thermantidote (plural thermantidotes)

  1. An antidote to heat, especially a rotating fan attached to a window.
    • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “In the House of Suddhoo”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 101:
      I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a thermantidote paddle.