Preferred Label : calorimetry;
MeSH definition : The measurement of the quantity of heat involved in various processes, such as chemical
reactions, changes of state, and formations of solutions, or in the determination
of the heat capacities of substances. The fundamental unit of measurement is the joule
or the calorie (4.184 joules). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical
Terms, 4th ed);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorimetry;
Origin ID : D002151;
UMLS CUI : C0006779;
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The measurement of the quantity of heat involved in various processes, such as chemical
reactions, changes of state, and formations of solutions, or in the determination
of the heat capacities of substances. The fundamental unit of measurement is the joule
or the calorie (4.184 joules). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical
Terms, 4th ed)
