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heat capacity
heat ca·pac·i·ty (plural heat ca·pac·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
heat that raises temperature one degree: the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one mole or gram of a substance by one degree Celsius.
Symbol  C
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