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More or less in all biological systems. For example the high specific heat capacity helps to cool us through sweat, and it also helps to maintain a steady temperature of many biological systems. In industries, the high specific heat capacity of water helps to take away a huge amount of heat so it is used as a coolant in many industrial processes; for example in cooling some kinds of nuclear reactors.

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