endothermal
Takes in heat
Endothermal describes a process that absorbs heat from its surroundings.
Chemical reactions that require heat input to proceed are endothermal—the opposite of exothermal reactions that release heat.
The term appears in chemistry and physics: The melting of ice is an endothermal process.
Also spelled endothermic, which is more common.
thermochemistry
Capturing warmth from environment
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
bond breaking · dissolution · solvation · melting · vaporization · sublimation · phase change · heat capacity
heat absorption
Capturing warmth from environment
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
activation energy · bond breaking · dissolution · solvation · melting · vaporization · sublimation · phase change · heat capacity · specific heat
- endothermic reactionProcess absorbing thermal energy
endothermic, endothermy, endotherm, endotherms, endothermically