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Anergy
//ˈænə(ɹ)dʒi// noun
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Noun
- 1 Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work. countable, uncountable
"The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat."
- 2 inactivity and lack of energy wordnet
- 3 Deficiency of energy. countable, uncountable
- 4 reduction or lack of an immune response to a specific antigen wordnet
- 5 Lack of immunity to an antigen. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not, without”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
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