Heat

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013050",
  "term": "Heat",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Refers to the estrous period for a female of breeding age. In swine, the first estrous normally occurs 3 to 5 days after the pigs are weaned.\n\n2. Form of kinetic energy that flows from one body to another when there is a temperature difference between the two bodies. Heat always flows spontaneously from a hot sample of matter to a colder sample of matter. This is one way to state the second law of thermodynamics. See temperature.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Estrous"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Ag 101 Glossary of American Agriculture",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/heat/"
}