English Explanatory Dictionary

micrierg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁻¹⁴ ergs, or 10⁻²¹ joules.

Word forms

micrierg micriergs

Etymology

From micri- + erg. Proposed in 1922 by William Draper Harkins as a convenient unit for the surface energy of molecules.

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