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fugacity

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fugacity

1
n
the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
2
n
the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fugacity
1

n the tendency of a gas to expand or escape

Type of:
physical property
any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
2

n the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)

Synonyms:
fugaciousness
Type of:
transience, transiency, transitoriness
an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
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