thermochemistry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated

WordNet


Ther`mo*chem"is*try noun
Etymology
Thermo- + chemistry.
Definitions
  1. That branch of chemical science which includes the investigation of the various relations existing between chemical action and that manifestation of force termed heat, or the determination of the heat evolved by, or employed in, chemical actions.

Webster 1913