deflocculationn.
/ˌdiːflɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/ The process by which floccules present in a liquid break up into fine particles, producing a dispersion; the action of deflocculating.
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deflocculation1904
1904 Nature 7 July 238/2 The removal of the finest particles from the surface soil is attributed to deflocculation induced by the use of sodium nitrate.
1930 Engineering 18 July 61/1 The process of passing from sol to gel is termed coagulation, the reverse process is deflocculation.
1957 New Biol. 24 37 The displacement of calcium by sodium from the clay particles in the flooded land caused them to contract and show the phenomena of ‘deflocculation’.
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