Found 2 items, similar to Fugacity.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fugacity
fugacity
n 1: the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
2: the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
[syn:
fugaciousness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fugacity
Fugacity
\Fu*gac"i*ty\, a. [L fugacitas: cf. F. fugacit['e].]
1. The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility;
as, fugacity of spirits. --Boyle.
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2. Uncertainty; instability. --Johnson.
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