| NOUN | attribute | enthalpy, heat content, total heat, H | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure |
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| Meaning | (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure. | |
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| Example | "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work" | |
| Synonyms | heat content, total heat, H | |
| Category | thermodynamics | The branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy |
| Broader | physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
| Spanish | entalpía | |
| Catalan | entalpia | |
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