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Definition of btu

a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories

Similar Words: British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.

Part Meronyms: therm

Anagrams: tub, but

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