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Noun: universal gas constant
  1. (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
    "The universal gas constant R is used in many thermodynamic calculations";
    - gas constant, R

Derived forms: universal gas constants

Type of: constant

Encyclopedia: Universal gas constant