degelation

English

Etymology

de- +‎ gelation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

degelation (uncountable)

1. The conversion of a gel into a liquid.
   • 2017, Pierre Gilormini, “Radiochemical “degelation” of polymethyl methacrylate networks”, in Polymer, volume 111, page 130:

     The networks were shown to undergo chain scission predominantly, which leads to their degelation, i.e., the recovery of a thermoplastic-like behavior with loss of all elastically active chains.

Related terms

• degel
• degelification
• degelify

 

Anagrams

• delegation, eloignated