self-heating

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ heating.

Adjective

self-heating (not comparable)

1. Able to create and sustain its own heat, often through a chemical reaction; exothermic.

   Coordinate term: self-cooling

   • 2024 March 18, Britt Faulstick, “Drexel’s Self-Heating Concrete Is One Step Closer to Clearing Sidewalks Without Shoveling or Salting”, in Drexel News‎^[1]:

     Until now, the success of their self-heating concrete — which they have previously reported can melt snow and prevent or slow ice formation for an extended period of time — has only been in a controlled lab setting.