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latent heat
noun
Definition of LATENT HEAT
: heat given off or absorbed in a process (as fusion or vaporization) other than a change of temperature
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First Known Use of LATENT HEAT
circa 1757
Rhymes with LATENT HEAT
aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overeat, overheat, Paraclete, parakeet, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat
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latent heat
noun
Medical Definition of LATENT HEAT
: heat given off or absorbed in a process (as fusion or vaporization) other than a change of temperature
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