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heat of vaporization

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heat of vaporization
n.
The amount of heat required to convert a unit mass of a liquid at its boiling point into vapor without an increase in temperature.
heat of vaporization
The amount of heat required to convert a liquid into a gas at constant temperature and pressure. A gas releases the same amount of heat when it becomes liquid. Compare heat of fusion.
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Noun1.heat of vaporization - heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
heat of vaporisation
heat of transformation, latent heat - heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure


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