sonochemicaladj.
/ˈsəʊnəˌkɛmᵻkl/, /ˈsɒnəˌkɛmᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈsoʊnəˌkɛmək(ə)l/, /ˈsɑnəˌkɛmək(ə)l/ Chemistry.
Of or relating to sonochemistry; involving or resulting from the application of ultrasound to a chemical reaction or process.
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mago-chemical1652
physico-chemical1664
chemico-medical1744
unorganic1775
pneumato-chemical1790
electrochemical1808
electrochemic1813
zymological1828
photochemical1858
thermochemical1871
physiochemical1881
stoicheiometrical1887
stereo-chemical1890
stoicheiometric1892
physical-chemical1896
zymotechnic1896
zymotechnical1900
photochemic1907
magnetochemical1911
immunochemical1912
radiochemical1915
topochemical1920
palaeochemical1926
cosmochemical1940
mechanochemical1943
radiation-chemical1946
sonochemical1948
stereological1963
bioinorganic1970
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1948 Jrnl. Physical Soc. Japan 3 52 (heading) Optimum intensity of ultrasonic waves for sono-chemical reactions.
1953 Jrnl. Acoustical Soc. Amer. 25 655/1 In view of the frequent attributing of sonochemical reactions to the concomitant heating effect, it is curious that higher temperatures give smaller yields.
1966 New Scientist 12 May 367/1 (caption) It now seems that a substantial part of the ‘fixed’ nitrogen available to marine plants and animals is due to sonochemical processes in waves.
2011 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 108 5996/1 The decay time of the light emitted from the sonochemical reaction is several orders faster than that in the bulk liquid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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