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Noun: heat content
  1. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
    "heat content is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work";
    - total heat, enthalpy, H

Derived forms: heat contents

Type of: physical property

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