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British thermal unit

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000184

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at the temperature at which water has its greatest density (approximately 39 degrees Fahrenheit).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000184
FieldEnergy
SubjectCoal
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000184",
  "term": "British thermal unit",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at the temperature at which water has its greatest density (approximately 39 degrees Fahrenheit).",
  "subject": "Coal",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/british-thermal-unit/"
}

Record 184 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.