body heat
noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities
called also animal heat
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Then, the pomade can be used as a solid perfume, rubbed along the pulse points at the neck and wrist to diffuse with body heat.
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Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
Using a fan, manual or electric, can also help lose excess body heat.
Sit or lay down: Heat illness can compromise blood flow.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024
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Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
Using a fan, manual or electric, can also help lose excess body heat.
Sit or lay down: Heat illness can compromise blood flow.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for body heat
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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