anergy

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈænə(ɹ)dʒi/

Definition of anergy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy
    “The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy
    “The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Deficiency of energy.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Lack of immunity to an antigen.

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Etymology

From New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not, without”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

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