Gibbs free energy
Meanings
noun
- The difference between the enthalpy of a system and the product of its entropy and absolute temperature: a measure of the useful work obtainable from a thermodynamic system at constant temperature and pressure.
Word forms
Etymology
For Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist.
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