thermogenic

[ thur-muh-jen-ik ]

adjective

1. causing or pertaining to the production of heat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thermogenic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; thermo- + -genic

Example Sentences

These results suggest that MAFB-mediated regulation of sympathetic nerve fiber density plays a key role in the thermogenic capacity of brown adipose tissue.

From Science Daily

Furthermore, irisin in mammals is known to upregulate thermogenic processes, which is critical for cold resistance.

From Science Daily

Supplement makers tout ingredients such as green tea, caffeine, capsaicin, selenium and more, either individually or in, as one company puts it, a “thermogenic fat-burning complex,” as metabolism boosters.

From Washington Post

Zeng and colleagues’ study might therefore inform therapeutic strategies to enhance sympathetic innervation, and thereby harness the thermogenic potential of BAT to combat obesity and its metabolic consequences.

From Nature

They observed that the expression of Clstn3b is also induced in beige fat by exposure to cold; beige fat consists of adipocytes in white fat that can be triggered to become thermogenic by cold and other stimuli4.

From Nature

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