COACERVATION

Noun

coacervation (countable and uncountable, plural coacervations)

The separation of a colloidal system into two liquid phases, one of which (the coacervate) is more concentrated in the colloid component.

Source: Wiktionary


Co*ac`er*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. coacervatio.]

Definition: A heaping together. [R.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENCYCLOPEDIA

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