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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Cooling means letting the body heat escape from the carcass.
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Your whole body heats up intensely, really fast.
—Melissa Showers, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Nike’s Therma-FIT technology controls your body heat, keeping you warm even in the coldest of conditions.
—Christopher Murray
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Cohering his body of work is a non-judgmental curiosity about socially transgressive behavior and a flair for capturing the body heat of sexuality.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Your whole body heats up intensely, really fast.
—Melissa Showers, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025
Nike’s Therma-FIT technology controls your body heat, keeping you warm even in the coldest of conditions.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Cohering his body of work is a non-judgmental curiosity about socially transgressive behavior and a flair for capturing the body heat of sexuality.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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