Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Releasing energy.
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- adjective chemistry, of a reaction Releasing
energy (especially asheat )
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- adjective (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[ex(o)– + Greek ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots + –ic.]
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The systems considered above are what biochemists call "exergonic", they are fully spontaneous processes.
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