physicochemical
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of physicochemical
First recorded in 1655–65; physic(al) + -o- + chemical
Example Sentences
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Besides being practical and safe as an anticancer therapeutic, the physicochemical properties of rbNPs are very stable.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
The new research provides a starting point for understanding how emergent properties, whereby the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, give rise to condensate-specific "physicochemical barcodes," according to King.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
“Gas is currently the only energy source that ensures the physicochemical process in the production of white hard porcelain,” said Mads Ryder, chief executive of Rosenthal, referring to the china his company produces.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
It provides the physicochemical boundaries for life, and considers abiotic, prebiotic and biotic processes.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2019
For it consists, essentially, in a more and more complete resolution of the grosser organs of the living body into physicochemical mechanisms.
From Science & Education by Thomas Henry Huxley
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