heat content

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heat content - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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