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co·ac·er·vate C0431100 (kō-ăs′ər-vāt′, kō′ə-sûr′vĭt)n. A cluster of droplets separated out of a lyophilic colloid.adj. Of or relating to a cluster of droplets.tr.v. co·ac·er·vated, co·ac·er·vat·ing, co·ac·er·vates To cause to form a coacervate. [From Latin coacervātus, past participle of coacervāre, to heap together : co-, co- + acervāre, to heap (from acervus, a heap).] co·ac′er·va′tion n.coacervate (kəʊˈæsəvɪt; -ˌveɪt) n (Chemistry) either of two liquid phases that may separate from a hydrophilic sol, each containing a different concentration of a dispersed solid[C17: from Latin coacervāre to heap up, from acervus a heap] coˌacerˈvation nco•ac•er•vate (n. koʊˈæs ər vɪt, -ˌveɪt, ˌkoʊ əˈsɜr vɪt; v. -ˌveɪt, -veɪt) n., v. n. 1. a reversible aggregation of liquid particles in an emulsion. v.t., v.i. 2. to make or become a coacervate. [1620–30; < Latin coacervātus, past participle of coacervāre to heap up] co•ac`er•va′tion, n. TranslationscoacervateenUK
coacervate[kō′as·ər‚vāt] (chemistry) An aggregate of colloidal droplets bound together by the force of electrostatic attraction. coacervateenUK
co·ac·er·vate (kō-as'er-vāt), An aggregate of colloidal particles separated out of an emulsion (coacervation) by the addition of some third component (coacervating agent). [L. coacervare, pp. -atus, to collect in a mass] coacervate (kō-ăs′ĕr-vāt) [L. coacervatus, heaped up] The formation of an aggregate in a solution that is about to emulsify or in an emulsion that is demulsifying. |