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British thermal unit
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit at the temperature at which water has its greatest density (approximately 39 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Energy
- Category: Coal; Natural gas; Petrol
- Company: EIA
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