enthalpy

Definitions


[ɪnˈθalpi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. It is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume


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Origin:
early 20th century: from Greek enthalpein ‘warm in’, from en- ‘within’ + thalpein ‘to heat’




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