denucleation
English edit
Etymology edit
de- + nucleation
Noun edit
denucleation (countable and uncountable, plural denucleations)
- (biology, medicine) Deprivation of the nucleus.
- (physics) The process of removing of gas nuclei from the liquid solution by the application of hydrostatic pressures.
- 2015, Bruce Wienke, Science of Diving: Concepts and Applications[1]:
- In any solution, gas nuclei can be deactivated (crushed) by the application of large hydrostatic pressures. The process of crushing is also termed denucleation.