coacervate

adj, noun — 2 senses

coacervate

adj

UK /kəʊəˈsɜːvət/

Etymology From Latin coacervātus.

1

Obsolete Clumped together, clustered.

  • The ninth is the collocation of the spirits in bodies, whether the collocation be equal or unequal ; and again, whether the spirits be coacervate or diffused.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

coacervate

noun

Etymology From Latin coacervātus.

1

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Physical The microsphere droplet that results from coacervation.

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