Preferred Label : thermal conductivity;
MeSH definition : The heat flow across a surface per unit area per unit time, divided by the negative
of the rate of change of temperature with distance in a direction perpendicular to
the surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed);
MeSH synonym : conductivity, heat; heat conductivity; conductivity, thermal; coefficient of conductivity;
CISMeF synonym : conductivities, thermal; thermal conductivities;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal conductivity;
Origin ID : D013814;
UMLS CUI : C0039803;
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The heat flow across a surface per unit area per unit time, divided by the negative
of the rate of change of temperature with distance in a direction perpendicular to
the surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
