单词 | chemical energy |
释义 | > as lemmaschemical energy chemical energy n. energy that produces or is involved in chemical action; (in later use) energy that is stored in chemical bonds and can be released or absorbed in chemical reactions.In quot. 1809 the sense is perhaps ‘chemical effect’. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > specific types of energy internal energy1654 positive energy1807 chemical energy1809 energy1852 potential energy1853 atomic energy1854 latent energy1854 static energy1869 free energy1884 rest energy1925 nuclear energy1958 radial energy1959 tangential energy1959 geothermal1960 dark energy1998 quintessence1998 1809 W. Nicholson Brit. Encycl. III. at Gastric juice No certain facts have yet been established as to the nature of gastric juice: it is however completely ascertained that it acts with a chemical energy in dissolving food. 1884 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 743 The metal ordinarily used for furnishing chemical energy in a voltaic battery is zinc. 1924 A. J. Allmand & H. J. T. Ellingham Princ. Appl. Electrochem. (ed. 2) xiv. 236 Both the transformation of electrical into chemical energy (charging) and that of chemical into electrical energy (discharging) should proceed nearly reversibly. 2013 L. Billings Five Billion Years Solitude vi. 140 Cyanobacteria evolved a metabolic pathway to use sunlight to split water, a substance that was far more abundant and offered more chemical energy. < as lemmas |
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