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    ENTHALPY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressureplay

    Example:

    enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work

    Synonyms:

    enthalpy; H; heat content; total heat

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("enthalpy" is a kind of...):

    physical property (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions)

    Domain category:

    thermodynamics (the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy)

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