physicochemical
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Origin of physicochemical
First recorded in 1655–65; physic(al) + -o- + chemical
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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
“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
The EMP solicited the global scientific community for environmental samples and associated metadata spanning diverse environments and capturing spatial, temporal, and/or physicochemical covariation.
From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017
Loeb undertakes to prove that the organism as a whole acts automatically according to physicochemical laws.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
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