Caloriduct

/ˈkæl.ə.rɪ.dʌkt/ noun

Definition

A duct or channel in organisms or systems through which heat or thermal energy is conducted or transmitted.

Etymology

Compound formed from Latin 'calor' (heat) and 'ducere' (to lead or conduct), with '-duct' being the anglicized form. A technical term from 19th-century biology and physics.

Kelly Says

While not commonly used in modern science, caloriduct was the kind of descriptive term 19th-century naturalists loved—building Latin words brick by brick to name newly discovered structures, especially in animal anatomy related to thermoregulation.

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