- exoergic
- adjective Date: 1942 releasing energy ; exothermic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
exoergic
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exoergic — adjective (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with evolution or releasing of energy • Syn: ↑energy releasing • Ant: ↑endoergic • See Also: ↑exothermic, ↑exothermal, ↑heat releasing * * * … Useful english dictionary
exoergic — /ek soh err jik/, adj. Chem. exothermic (opposed to endoergic). [1940 45; EXO + (SYN)ERGIC] * * * … Universalium
exoergic — adjective Occurring with the release of energy. Ant: endoergic … Wiktionary
exoergic — exo·er·gic (ek″so urґjik) 1. exergonic. 2. exothermic … Medical dictionary
exoergic — exo·ergic … English syllables
exoergic — /ˌɛksoʊˈɜdʒɪk/ (say .eksoh erjik) adjective (of a process or reaction) giving off energy, especially of a nuclear process; exothermic …
exoergic reaction — noun a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reaction … Useful english dictionary
nuclear fusion — fusion (def. 4). [1895 1900] * * * Process by which nuclear reactions between light elements form heavier ones, releasing huge amounts of energy. In 1939 Hans Bethe suggested that the energy output of the sun and other stars is a result of fusion … Universalium
endoergic — adjective (of a nuclear reaction) occurring with absorption of energy • Syn: ↑energy absorbing • Ant: ↑exoergic • See Also: ↑endothermic, ↑endothermal, ↑heat absorbing * * * |en … Useful english dictionary
chemical reaction — Any chemical process in which substances are changed into different ones, with different properties, as distinct from changing position or form (phase). Chemical reactions involve the rupture or rearrangement of the bonds holding atoms together… … Universalium
