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Calorimetry
noun
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Noun
- 1 The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state. countable, uncountable
"Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) or differential thermal analysis (DTA) scans (Section 5.5.3) can be employed to distinguish an enantiotrope from a monotrope."
- 2 measurement of quantities of heat wordnet
- 3 A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -metry.
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