What term refers to the heat needed to change a unit mass of a substance at its melting temperature from a solid into a liquid?

What term refers to the heat needed to change a unit mass of a substance at its melting temperature from a solid into a liquid? 
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ANSWER: HEAT OF FUSION or LATENT HEAT OF FUSION or ENTHALPY OF FUSION
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