adiabaticadjective
/ˌeɪ.daɪ.əˈbæt.ɪk/us/ˌæd.i.əˈbæt̬.ɪk/specializedan adiabatic process is one in which there is no heat transfer (= heat does not enter or leave the system)
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- biogeochemical
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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Examples from literature
- Air which has expanded without any heat being given to it from outside, that is in a heat-proof vessel, is said to expand by adiabatic expansion.