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anergy

noun
/ˈænə(ɹ)dʒi/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ἀν- — “not, without”
  2. borrowed from anergia

Definitions

  1. Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work

    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. Deficiency of energy.

  3. Lack of immunity to an antigen.

The neighborhood

Derived

anergic, anergistic

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