Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Calorimetry

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)

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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)

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Calorimetry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002151. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002151
  2. Calorimetry. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorimetry
  3. Calorimetry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q634314