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thermoregulator

noun

Etymology

From thermo- + regulator.

  1. borrowed from regulatus
  2. suffixed as regulator — “regulate + or”
  3. prefixed as thermoregulator — “thermo + regulator”

Definitions

  1. Any organism that carries out thermoregulation.

  2. A device that assists with thermoregulation, e.g. for a newborn infant.

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