homoagglomeration

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Etymology edit

homo- +‎ agglomeration

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homoagglomeration (uncountable)

  1. agglomeration without the need for an external material
    • 2015, Frédéric Loosli, Letícia Vitorazi, Jean-François Berret, Serge Stoll, “Isothermal titration calorimetry as a powerful tool to quantify and better understand agglomeration mechanisms during interaction processes between TiO2 nanoparticles and humic acids”, in arXiv[1]:
      High humic acid concentrations induce homoagglomeration ("self" assembly) and are shown to favor an enthalpically driven association process.