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calorimetry

[kal-uh-rim-i-tree]
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noun

the measurement of heat.

Nearby words

  1. calorifacient,
  2. calorific,
  3. calorific value,
  4. calorigenic,
  5. calorimeter,
  6. calorize,
  7. calory,
  8. calot's triangle,
  9. calotte,
  10. calotype

Origin of calorimetry

First recorded in 1855–60; calori- + -metry
Related formscal·o·ri·met·ric [kal-er-uh-me-trik, kuh-lawr-, -lor-] /ˌkæl ər əˈmɛ trɪk, kəˌlɔr-, -ˌlɒr-/, cal·o·ri·met·ri·cal, adjectivecal·o·ri·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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Medicine definitions for calorimetry

calorimetry

[kăl′ə-rĭm′ĭ-trē]

n.

Measurement of the amount of heat evolved or absorbed in a chemical reaction, change of state, or formation of a solution.
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