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fugacity

Pronunciation: /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/

The English word “fugacity” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
  2. A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
  3. Transience.

Etymology

From Latin fugiō (“flee”) + -acity.

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