sonochemistryn.
/ˈsəʊnəˌkɛmᵻsti/, /ˈsɒnəˌkɛmᵻstri/, U.S. /ˈsoʊnəˌkɛmᵻstri/, /ˈsɑnəˌkɛmᵻstri/ Chemistry.
The branch of chemistry concerned with chemical changes caused by or involving ultrasound.When ultrasound is passed through a liquid, it can cause the formation and collapse of small bubbles (cavitation). The high temperatures and pressures generated by such collapse give rise to a variety of chemical effects.
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1934 W. Davis Advance of Sci. Gloss. 378 New words in science... Sono-chemistry,..the speeding of chemical reactions by means of intense sound waves in liquid.
1958 New Scientist 25 Sept. 926/3 These conditions give rise to many remarkable effects which are now being studied such as sonoluminescence, ultrasonic cleaning and sonochemistry.
1992 Independent 15 Apr. 10/7 Chemists in industry are using sound too high for people to hear to trigger key reactions in making food, plastics and glues. Dr Gareth Price..explained recent advances in this new field, called ‘sonochemistry’, at the congress yesterday.
2011 D. Ensminger & L. J. Bond Ultrasonics (ed. 3) xi. 464 It is well known that sonochemistry is, in general terms, less efficient at higher intensities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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