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Noun
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Etymology
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From
Ancient Greek
θέρμη
(
thérmē
)
+
antidote
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/θɜːˈmæntɪdəʊt/
Noun
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thermantidote
(
plural
thermantidotes
)
An
antidote
to
heat
, especially a rotating
fan
attached to a
window
.
1888
, Rudyard Kipling, “In the House of Suddhoo”, in
Plain Tales from the Hills
, Folio, published
2005
, page
101
:
I felt the hair lift at the back of my head, and my heart thump like a
thermantidote
paddle.