universal gas constant: Meaning and Definition of

u'niver'sal gas' con"stant

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  1. a constant, 8.314 joules per degree Kelvin, equal to the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas divided by the absolute temperature. Symbol: R&hasp;&hasp; Also calledCf.
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