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THERMALIZED
Definition of THERMALIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of thermalize
THERMALIZE
verb
To lower the speed and kinetic energy of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor by use of a moderator, and thus increase the efficiency of fission
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Word DNA
THERMALIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, THERMAL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,066)
How it is built
Same root, THERMAL · 6 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
THERMALIZED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THERMALIZED starts with T and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHILMRTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start THERMAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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