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COACERVATE

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co⋅ac⋅er⋅vate

  [n. koh-as-er-vit, -veyt, koh-uh-sur-vit; v. koh-as-er-veyt, koh-uh-sur-veyt] noun, verb, -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Physical Chemistry. a reversible aggregation of liquid particles in an emulsion.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to make or become a coacervate.
Origin:
1620–30; < L coacervātus (ptp. of coacervāre to heap up), equiv. to co- co- + acerv(us) heap, multitude + -ātus -ate 1
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Microencapsulation & PCMs
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co·ac·er·vate   (kō-ās'ər-vāt', kō'ə-sûr'vĭt)   
n.  A cluster of droplets separated out of a lyophilic colloid.
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a cluster of droplets.

  2. Biology Growing in clusters.

tr.v.   co·ac·er·vated, co·ac·er·vat·ing, co·ac·er·vates
To cause to form a coacervate.

[From Latin coacervātus, past participle of coacervāre, to heap together : co-, co- + acervāre, to heap (from acervus, a heap).]
co·ac'er·va'tion n.
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Main Entry: co·ac·er·vate
Pronunciation: kO-'as-&r-"vAt
Function: noun
: an aggregate of colloidal droplets held together byelectrostatic attractive forces —co·ac·er·va·tion /(")kO-"as-&r-'vA-sh&n/ noun
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coacervate co·ac·er·vate (kō-ās'ər-vāt')
n.

  1. A cluster of molecules.

  2. A cluster of droplets separated out of a lyophilic colloid.

co·ac'er·vate' v.
co·ac'er·vate' adj.
co·ac'er·va'tion n.

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