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BINDING ENERGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
Synonyms:
binding energy; separation energy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("binding energy" is a kind of...):
energy; free energy ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)
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