thermogenesis etymology

English word thermogenesis comes from English -genesis (Origin. Production.), English thermo- (Heat.)

Detailed word origin of thermogenesis

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-genesis English (eng) Origin. Production.
thermo- English (eng) Heat.
thermogenesis English (eng) (biology) The generation of heat in an organism, especially by biochemical means.

Words with the same origin as thermogenesis

Descendants of -genesis
aerogenesis amyloidogenesis androgenesis baryogenesis cacogenesis carcinomagenesis cementogenesis digenetic dysgenesis embryogenesis enteropathogenesis hadrogenesis hematogenesis hepatogenesis mitogenesis monogenesis nephrogenesis neurogenesis noegenesis organogenesis orthogenesis osteogenesis parthenogenesis retinogenesis virogenesis
Descendants of thermo-
thermoanalytical thermobalance thermodependency thermodiffractogram thermodynamic thermoecology thermohardening thermokinetics thermomagnetism thermomagnonic thermomechanics thermomould thermonuclear thermophone thermophotovoltaic thermoratchet thermoresponsive thermoscopic thermosensation thermostat thermotaxis thermotherapy thermotype thermovinification