COACERVATE


Meaning of COACERVATE in English

[ kəʊ'asəveɪt ]

■ noun Chemistry a colloid-rich viscous liquid phase which may separate from a colloidal solution on addition of a third component.

Origin

early 20th cent.: back-form. from coacervation , based on L. cum '(together) with' + acervus 'heap'.

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