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polydisperse

American

[pol-ee-di-spurs] / ˌpɒl i dɪˈspɜrs /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

of or noting a sol that contains particles of different sizes.

Etymology

Origin of polydisperse

First recorded in 1910–15; poly- + disperse

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