trite /traÉªt/USA pronunciation adj., tritâ¢er, tritâ¢est. ( 1 of a word, phrase, or expression) lacking in freshness because of constant use; hackneyed:a trite expression. 2  characterized by such hackneyed expressions, etc.:a trite speech.
(December 2015) In chemistry, chemical energy is the potential of a chemical substance to undergo a transformation through a chemical reaction to transform other chemical substances. Examples include batteries, food, gasoline, and more.
Potential energy is the amount of energy in an object when its positiion is relative to the ground. A pen sitting at the edge of a desk has lots of potential energy, since gravity is always pulling down. Chemical energy is the energy that comes from chemical reactions.