Associations to the word «Enthalpy»

Wiktionary

ENTHALPY, noun. (physics) (chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.

Dictionary definition

ENTHALPY, noun. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work".

Wise words

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