English

Noun

anergy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural anergies)

1. (physics) Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work.
   • The maximum fraction of an energy form which (in a reversible process) can be transformed into work is called exergy. The remaining part is called anergy, and this corresponds to the waste heat.^[1]
   • To be useful, internal energy has to be concentrated. The more dilute or disorganized the internal energy, the less useful it is ...^[2]
2. (pathology) Deficiency of energy.
3. (immunology) Lack of immunity to an antigen.

Synonyms

• bound energy

Antonyms

• exergy
• free energy
• synergy

Related terms

• anergic

Translations

References

1. ↑ Honerkamp, J. ♦ Statistical Physics ♦ Springer, 2002, p. 298
2. ↑ Newman, Jay ♦ Physics of the Life Sciences ♦ Springer, 2008, p. 336