Electro-thermancy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electro-thermancy \E*lec`tro-ther"man*cy\, n.
     That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect
     of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor,
     or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.
     [1913 Webster]