fugacity
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fu·ga·cious
(fyo͞o-gā′shəs)adj.
1. Passing away quickly; evanescent.
2. Botany Withering or dropping off early.
[From Latin fugāx, fugāc-, from fugere, to flee.]
fu·ga′cious·ly adv.
fu·gac′i·ty (-găs′ĭ-tē) n.
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fugacity
(fjuːˈɡæsɪtɪ)n
1. (General Physics) thermodynamics Also called: escaping tendency a property of a gas, related to its partial pressure, that expresses its tendency to escape or expand, given by d(logef) = dμ/RT, where μ is the chemical potential, R the gas constant, and T the thermodynamic temperature. Symbol: f
2. (Botany) the state or quality of being fugacious
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fugacity
the condition of being fugacious or transitory; evanescence. — fugacious, adj.
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Noun | 1. | fugacity - the tendency of a gas to expand or escape physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
2. | fugacity - the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) transience, transiency, transitoriness - an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying |
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