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THERMO-ELECTRICITY

\θˈɜːmə͡ʊɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \θˈɜːmə‍ʊɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \θ_ˈɜː_m_əʊ_ɪ_l_ɛ_k_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_ˌi]\

Definitions of THERMO-ELECTRICITY

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Electricity generated by heat.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The electricity generated by heating a thermo-electric couple.
Electricity produced by an increase or decrease of temperature at the point of contact of two different metals.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Greek] Electricity developed by the action of heat.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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