COACERVATE


Meaning of COACERVATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kō-ˈa-sər-ˌvāt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin coacervatus, past participle of coacervare to heap up, from co- + acervus heap

Date: 1929

: an aggregate of colloidal droplets held together by electrostatic attractive forces

• co·acer·vate ˌkō-ə-ˈsər-vət adjective

• co·ac·er·va·tion (ˌ)kō-ˌa-sər-ˈvā-shən noun

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