HyperDic: heat_of_dissociation

English > 1 sense of the expression *heat of dissociation*:
NOUN	phenomenon	heat of dissociation	the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents

English > *heat of dissociation*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	The heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents.
Broader	heat, heat energy	A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature