body heat
noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities
called also animal heat
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Unlike their bulkier, more brutish-looking elders, which have the ability to raise their internal temperature above the surrounding water temperature, smaller adolescent great white sharks can’t yet regulate their body heat, Mailander said.
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
But as temperatures soar, the side effect of different medications can affect your body heat.
—Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Gnats are attracted to carbon dioxide, moisture, body heat and odor.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
People who are overweight may be prone to heat sickness because of their tendency to retain more body heat.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
But as temperatures soar, the side effect of different medications can affect your body heat.
—Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Gnats are attracted to carbon dioxide, moisture, body heat and odor.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2024
People who are overweight may be prone to heat sickness because of their tendency to retain more body heat.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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