working substance

noun

: a usually fluid substance that through changes of temperature, volume, and pressure is the means of carrying out thermodynamic processes or cycles (as in a heat engine)

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of working substance was in 1855

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“Working substance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20substance. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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