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Endergonic vs Exergonic - What's the difference?

endergonic | exergonic |

As adjectives the difference between endergonic and exergonic

is that endergonic is (chemistry) describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment while exergonic is (chemistry|of a reaction) releasing energy (especially as heat).

endergonic

English

Adjective

(wikipedia endergonic) (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment

    • Anagrams

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    exergonic

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia exergonic) (en adjective)
  • (chemistry, of a reaction) Releasing energy (especially as heat)

    • Synonyms

    * exothermic (only if the energy is released as heat)