monodisperse

adj, verb — 3 senses

monodisperse

adj

Etymology From mono- + disperse.

1

Of a colloid Having particles of (approximately) the same size.

2

Proscribed, Of a polymer Synonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”).

Derived terms: monodispersely

monodisperse

verb

Etymology From mono- + disperse.

1

To cause to become monodisperse.

Stock virus was monodispersed by passage through a 0.45 tt membrane.1971, Craig Wallace, Joseph L. Melnick, “Herpesvirus Neutralization”, in Journal of Immunology:

Derived terms: monodispersant, monodispersion, monodispersive

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