Poikilothermic

(poi-kil-o-ther’-mik) [ttoiki- Aog, varied; Bepp.7], heat]. Varying in temperature according to the surroundings; cold-blooded. Point \_punctu7Ji, point, from pungere, to prick]. I. The sharp end of an object, especially one used to pierce anything. 2. The limit at which anything occurs, as the melting-P.,freezing-P. 3. A mark made by a sharp object; a minute spot or area. P., Craniometric. See Craniotneiric Points. P., (Pointe douloureux), any one of the points of Critical, of gases, a temperature at or above tenderne at the exit or in the course of a which a gas cannot be liquefied by pre ure nerve the seat of neuralgia. alone; of liquids, that temperature at which a Point \_pnngere, to prick]. Of an absce , to liquid, regardle of the pre ure to which it is come to the surface. subjected, a umes a gaseous form. P., Dew-, 509