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fugacity

noun
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Definition of fugacity

: the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system

First Known Use of fugacity

1902, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for fugacity

fugacious

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fugacity

noun
fu路​gac路​i路​ty | \ fy眉-藞gas-蓹t-膿 How to pronounce fugacity (audio) \
plural fugacities

Medical Definition of fugacity

: the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system

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