HEAT OF SOLIDIFICATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("heat of solidification" is a kind of...):

heat of transformation; latent heat (heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure)

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