self-heating en · ADJ
Etymology
From self- + heating.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Able to create and sustain its own heat, often through a chemical reaction; exothermic.
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.
2024 March 18, Britt Faulstick, “Drexel’s Self-Heating Concrete Is One Step Closer to Clearing Sidewalks Without Shoveling or Salting”, in Drexel News: