I. co·ac·er·vate kōˈasərˌvāt, ˌkōəˈsərˌ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin coacervatus
: to heap up : gather together in a heap or group : collect ; especially : to cause to form a coacervate
II. co·acer·vate ˌkōəˈsərvə̇t, (ˈ)kō|asərˌvāt adjective
Etymology: Latin coacervatus, past participle of coacervare to heap up, from co- + acervare (from acervus heap); perhaps akin to Latin acus chaff — more at ear
1. : piled up : collected into a crowd
2. : growing in dense clusters
III. coacervate noun
( -s )
: an aggregate of colloidal droplets (as of two hydrophilic sols or of a sol and ions of opposite charge) held together by electrostatic attractive forces