therm

English Thesaurus

1. a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	energy unit, heat unit, work unit,
definition	:	a unit of measurement for work (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	b.th.u., british thermal unit, btu,
definition	:	a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories (noun.quantity)