Atomerg

/ˈætəmɜːrg/ noun

A unit of energy or work at the atomic scale; an obsolete term from early atomic physics.

From atom + erg (from Greek ergon, 'work'). Created in the late 1800s to describe energy quantities measured in atomic systems, before modern units became standardized.

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