Thermostable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Unaffected by relatively high temperatures, as certain ferments or toxins.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Physically or chemically unaffected by high temperatures
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of being heated to or somewhat above 55° C. without loss of special properties; -- said of proteins, immune substances, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Unaltered in composition or activity by a moderate degree of heat: noting especially certain toxins and ferments. Opposed to thermolabilc.
    • Word Usage
    "Even if new productions give vaccines more stable to heat (called "thermostable"), they still have to be stocked in the refrigerator between 0 and 8°C, and cold chain strictly have to be respected during transport."
     
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