Etymology

calorimetry

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Today it means: The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state. Full definition →

Latin calor
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  1. Latin · derived fromcalor“warmth, heat”
  2. English todaycalorimetry

From Latin calor (“warmth, heat”) + -metry.

Words from the same roots

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