thermodynamics — thermodynamicist, n. /therr moh duy nam iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties … Universalium
metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism … Universalium
Calorie — This article is about the unit of energy. For its use in nutrition and food labelling regulations, see the article on food energy. The calorie is a pre SI unit of energy, in particular, heat.International Standard ISO 31 4: Quantities and units – … Wikipedia
Enthalpy of fusion — The standard enthalpy of fusion (symbol: Delta{}H {fus}), also known as the heat of fusion or specific melting heat, is the amount of thermal energy which must be absorbed or evolved for 1 mole of a substance to change states from a solid to a… … Wikipedia
Gauche effect — Main article: alkane stereochemistry The term gauche refers to conformational isomers (conformers) where two vicinal groups are separated by a 60° torsion angle. IUPAC defines groups as gauche if they have a synclinal alignment of groups attached … Wikipedia
Conversion of units — is the conversion between different units of measurement for the same quantity, typically through multiplicative conversion factors. Contents 1 Techniques 1.1 Process 1.2 Multiplication factors … Wikipedia
unit — 1. One; a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed. 3. A group of persons or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or… … Medical dictionary
Sorbitol — Chembox new ImageFile = Sorbitol.png ImageSize = 200px IUPACName = (2S,3R,4R,5R) Hexane 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexol OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 50 70 4 PubChem = 82170 SMILES = OCC(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)CO MeSHName = Sorbitol Section2 =… … Wikipedia