heat-resistant

See also: heat resistant

English

Alternative forms

• heat resistant

Adjective

heat-resistant (comparative more heat-resistant, superlative most heat-resistant)

1. Resistant to the effects of fire or intense heat.

   Synonym: refractory

   Coordinate term: fireproof

   • 1997, Tatsuya Hongū, Glyn O. Phillips, chapter 2, in New Fibers, →ISBN, page 14:

     The heat-resistant polymer has a molecular structure that is thermally stable, and stands up to long-term use at temperatures over 300 °C.

Translations

resistant to fire or heat

• Dutch: hittebestendig (nl)
• German: hitzebeständig (de)
• Greek: ανεξίθερμος (anexíthermos)
• Hindi: ऊष्मारोधी (ūṣmārodhī)
• Irish: teasdíonach
• Romanian: termorezistent (ro)
• Russian: жаросто́йкий (ru) (žarostójkij), жароупо́рный (ru) (žaroupórnyj), жароусто́йчивый (ru) (žaroustójčivyj), теплосто́йкий (ru) (teplostójkij), теплоупо́рный (ru) (teploupórnyj)

Further reading

• “heat-resistant”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “heat-resistant, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “heat resistant”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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