coacervation
[ koh-as-er-vey-shuhn ]
nounPhysical Chemistry.
the process of becoming a coacervate.
Origin of coacervation
11350–1400; Middle English coacervacioun<Latin coacervātiōn- (stem of coacervātiō), equivalent to coacervāt(us) (see coacervate) + -iōn--ion
Words Nearby coacervation
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How to use coacervation in a sentence
Different bodies have different effluvia, and so one has coacervation of different materials.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors | W. James KingBy means of the properties of such a fluid, Gilbert could explain the unordered coming-together that he called coacervation.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors | W. James KingFive hundred bodies, in a state of coacervation, without even a preference for cleanliness, "think of that Master Brook."
Five hundred bodies, in a ſtate of coacervation, without even a preference for cleanlineſs, "think of that Maſter Brook."
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