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physicochemical

American  
[fiz-i-koh-kem-i-kuhl] / ˌfɪz ɪ koʊˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. physical and chemical.

    the physicochemical properties of an isomer.

  2. pertaining to physical chemistry.


physicochemical British  
/ ˌfɪzɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of, concerned with, or relating to physical chemistry or both physics and chemistry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of physicochemical

First recorded in 1655–65; physic(al) + -o- + chemical

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The researchers then analyzed the protein-stabilizing properties of these polymers and examined the interactions between polymers and proteins through physicochemical techniques.

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

This process would likely consume less energy than existing physicochemical processes for removing trace inorganic compounds from water, such as precipitation and membrane filtration, the researchers say.

From Science Daily May 15, 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

This static approach was later supplanted by a more dynamic one concerned primarily with the physicochemical aspects of embryonic development.

From Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967 by Bodemer, Charles W.

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