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heat content

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noun

  1. another name for enthalpy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Ocean heat content reached a new record high in 2025 and its rate of warming more than doubled from 1960-2005 to 2005-2025," the WMO said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Ocean heat content reached a new record in 2025, continuing a streak that has now lasted nine consecutive years.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

Over the last month the Gulf of Mexico has had record heat content with sea surface temperatures at 29-31C.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

Last year also set new records for global surface temperature, hottest summer and ocean heat content.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024

What makes this phenomenon less remarkable is the relatively little- known fact that dehydrated wood has an extremely low heat content and very poor heat conductivity.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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