anergy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin anergia, from Greek an- ("not"; "without") + ergon ("work").
Noun[edit]
anergy (countable and uncountable, plural anergies)
- (physics) Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work.
- 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.[1]
- To be useful, internal energy has to be concentrated. The more dilute or disorganized the internal energy, the less useful it is ...[2]
- (pathology) Deficiency of energy.
- (immunology) Lack of immunity to an antigen.
Synonyms[edit]
- bound energy
Antonyms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
energy which cannot be transformed into work
deficiency of energy
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lack of immunity to an antigen
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