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British thermal unit  BTU  B.Th.U.  British Thermal Units  Basic thermal unit
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The British thermal unit is a measure of heat, which is a form of energy. Wikipedia
Outdated unit of energy, about 1054.3503 J Wikidata
A unit of energy equal to about 1055 joules. OmegaWiki
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature (there are several different precise definitions) and a pressure of one atmosphere. Wiktionary
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
work unit
unit of energy
PART OF
therm
MEASURED PHYSICAL QUANTITY
energy
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.
Wikipedia
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British thermal unit
Wikidata
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British thermal unit (thermochemical)
Wiktionary
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British thermal unit
OmegaWiki
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British thermal unit, Btu, BTU
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Basic thermal unit, British Thermal Unit, British thermal unit (Btu), British thermal units, British Thermal Units, BThU, BTU, Btu/h, BTUs, centigrade heat unit, International table British thermal, MBTU, MBTUH, Mean British thermal unit, MMBTU, thermal unit
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British thermal unit, BTU, thermochemical British thermal unit, thermochemical Btu

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