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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Officers there developed techniques like arm immersion — lowering soldiers’ arms into cold water during training breaks to reduce body temperature — and ice sheeting, where frozen bed sheets are wrapped around overheated troops to bring down body heat quickly.
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Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
It’s filled with a cooling gel that ventilates body heat.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Cookey Cooling Blanket Designed specifically for hot sleepers, Cookey’s cooling comforter uses Japanese Arc-Chill fabric to absorb body heat and lower skin temperature by up to 5 degrees for a refreshing night’s sleep.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Attracted by our body heat, carbon dioxide and even certain scents, mosquitoes bite by injecting saliva, which causes the infamous red bump and relentless itch.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
It’s filled with a cooling gel that ventilates body heat.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Cookey Cooling Blanket Designed specifically for hot sleepers, Cookey’s cooling comforter uses Japanese Arc-Chill fabric to absorb body heat and lower skin temperature by up to 5 degrees for a refreshing night’s sleep.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Attracted by our body heat, carbon dioxide and even certain scents, mosquitoes bite by injecting saliva, which causes the infamous red bump and relentless itch.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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