endergonic

IPA: ˈɛndɝgˈɔnɪk

(chemistry) Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment

Examples of "endergonic" in Sentences

The reverse is endergonic but exothermic.
So at some point it starts being endergonic too.
The reverse reaction is exothermic but endergonic.
Endergonic means absorbing energy in the form of work.
A good example of an endergonic reaction is photosynthesis.
Many such reactions will link exergonic and endergonic processes.
As a result, during an endergonic process, energy is put into the system.
An endergonic reaction is, in essence, the opposite of an exergonic reaction.
Such reactions may release energy or may couple the release of energy to the endergonic synthesis of other molecular species.
The linked exergonic and endergonic organic chemistry reactions present in the molecular autonomous agents that we call cells exemplify just this structural and functional subtlety.