- latent heat of vaporization
- h. of vaporization.
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latent heat of vaporization
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latent heat — noun heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure • Syn: ↑heat of transformation • Hypernyms: ↑heat, ↑heat energy • Hyponyms: ↑heat of condensation, ↑heat of fusion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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heat of vaporization — the enthalpy change at constant temperature and pressure in converting a unit amount of a substance from the liquid to the gas state, usually specified in cal/g or cal/mol. Called also latent h. of vaporization … Medical dictionary
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