heat of vaporisation
n 1: 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 [syn: {heat of vaporization}, {heat of
vaporisation}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heat of vaporization
n
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 Synonym(s):heat of vaporization, heat of vaporisation