anergy
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anergy
- /ˈænə(ɹ)dʒi/
Where it comes from
From New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not, without”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
noun anergies
- Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy 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.
- Deficiency of energy.
- Lack of immunity to an antigen.
