ENDERGONIC

endergonic

(adjective) (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants; “photosynthesis is an endergonic process”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

endergonic (comparative more endergonic, superlative most endergonic)

(chemistry) Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment

Synonyms

• endothermic

Anagrams

• re-encoding, reencoding

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