fugacity
noun
fu·gac·i·ty
fyü-ˈga-sə-tē 
: the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system
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This difference indicates a notable loss of water by degassing in the form of H2 before the crystallization of apatite under a reduced oxygen fugacity environment24,25.
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fugacity
noun
fu·gac·i·ty
fyü-ˈgas-ət-ē
plural fugacities
: the vapor pressure of a vapor assumed to be an ideal gas obtained by correcting the determined vapor pressure and useful as a measure of the escaping tendency of a substance from a heterogeneous system
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