microcalorimeter

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microcalorimeter [‚mī·krō‚kal·ə′rim·əd·ər]

(engineering)

A calorimeter for measuring very small amounts of heat, in which the heat source and a small heating coil are placed in identical vessels and the amount of current through the coil is varied until the temperatures of the vessels are identical, as indicated by thermocouples.

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