coacervate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin coacervātus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
coacervate (comparative more coacervate, superlative most coacervate)
- (obsolete) Clumped together, clustered.
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- The ninth is the collocation of the spirits in bodies, whether the collocation be equal or unequal ; and again, whether the spirits be coacervate or diffused.
Noun edit
coacervate (plural coacervates)
- (biochemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry) The microsphere droplet that results from coacervation.
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Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
coacervate
- inflection of coacervare:
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
coacervate f pl
Latin edit
Verb edit
coacervāte