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calorimeter
(redirected from Constant-volume calorimeter)

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calorimeter /cal·o·rim·e·ter/ (kal″ah-rim´ĕ-ter) an instrument for measuring the amount of heat produced in any system or organism.
cal·o·rim·e·ter (kl-rm-tr)
n.
An apparatus for measuring the heat generated by a chemical reaction, change of state, or formation of a solution.
ca·lori·metric (k-lôr-mtrk) adj.
calorimeter
[kal′ərim′ətər]
a device used for measuring quantities of heat generated by friction, chemical reaction, or the human body. calorimetric, adj.
calorimeter
an instrument for measuring the amount of heat produced in any system or organism. The material is burned in the calorimeter and the heat energy produced is measured.


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