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Etymology edit

sonicate +‎ -ive

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sonicative (comparative more sonicative, superlative most sonicative)

  1. Pertaining to sonication.
    • 1990, WV Murray, “Synthesis of 3‐(1,5‐diphenyl‐3‐pyrazolyl)aryl propanoates”, in Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry:
      Later we found pyridinium chlorochromate, (PCC) to be an effective oxidative reagent when a sonicative work up procedure is used.
    • 1999, Wendy Turner Collard, Formulation and in vivo analysis of a low-molecular-weight liver-targeted nonviral gene delivery system[1]:
      The ability of glutaraldehyde cross-linked DNA condensates to protect DNA from sonicative destruction in the presence of sodium chloride was evaluated by gel electrophoresis.

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