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noun
The energy available in a particular chemical system to do useful work. In more detail:
Helmholtz free energy, A: the internal energy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The energy available in a particular chemical system to do useful work. In more detail:
Gibbs free energy, G: the enthalpy of a system minus the product of its entropy and absolute temperature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see free, energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: energy
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Broader terms: physical phenomenon
Narrower terms: activation energy, energy of activation, alternative energy, atomic energy, nuclear energy, binding energy, separation energy, chemical energy, electricity, electrical energy, energy level, energy state, rest energy, work, heat, heat energy, mechanical energy, radiant energy, radiation
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