unacclimatized
/ˌʌnəˈklaɪmətaɪzd/
adjective
- Not yet adapted or accustomed to a new climate, environment, or conditions.
- The team was unacclimatized to the desert heat and needed frequent breaks.
- The soldiers were unacclimatized to the jungle humidity and struggled to sleep.
- Unacclimatized divers risk decompression sickness if they ascend too quickly.
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