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Disentropic
In thermodynamics, disentropic refers to behaviors of living organisms that are opposite to that of entropic behaviors, in the loose sense of ordering behaviors. The term was introduced in the 1947 book Time and Thermodynamics by Belgian-born English thermodynamicist Alfred Ubbelohde. [1]
Etymology
In a section called “Thermodynamics and Life”, Ubbelohde states:
References
1. Ubbelohde, Alfred René. (1947). Time and Thermodynamics, (pg. 97). Oxford University Press.
Etymology
In a section called “Thermodynamics and Life”, Ubbelohde states:
“For the sake of brevity it may be excusable to commit a minor offense against the Greek language; we propose to term happenings which turn against the trend towards increasing entropy, ‘disentropic’.”
References
1. Ubbelohde, Alfred René. (1947). Time and Thermodynamics, (pg. 97). Oxford University Press.
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