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specific heat
spe·cif·ic heat (plural spe·cif·ic heats)


noun 
Definition:
 
North America heat to raise mass one degree: the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree, usually measured in joules per kilogram per kelvin
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