(adj)(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants, Ant.exergonic
(n)an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion, Syn.Ergotrate Maleate
(n)the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments, Syn.bioengineering, ergonomics
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; work. ] (Physics) (a) Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent. (b) same as Erg. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]