First Known Use: 1902
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fugacity
noun fu·gac·i·ty \fyü-ˈga-sə-tē\
Definition of FUGACITY
: the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system
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Origin of FUGACITY
fugacious
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fugacity
noun fu·gac·i·ty \fyü-ˈgas-ət-ē\
plural fu·gac·i·ties
Medical Definition of FUGACITY
: the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system
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