fugacity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fugacity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fugacity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fugacity n the tendency of a gas to expand or escape the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) Synonym(s): fugacity, fugaciousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fugacity \Fugac"ity\, a. [L fugacitas: cf. F. fugacit[82].] 1. The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility; as, fugacity of spirits. --Boyle. 2. Uncertainty; instability. --Johnson.