sedimentation
See also: sédimentation
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sedimentation (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentations)
- The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
Derived terms edit
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- sedimentational
- sedimentation constant
- sedimentation rate
- Zeleny sedimentation value
Translations edit
separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
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