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coalescent
co·a·lesce C0432600 (kō′ə-lĕs′)v. co·a·lesced, co·a·lesc·ing, co·a·lesc·es v.intr.1. To come or grow together into a single mass: the material that coalesced to form stars.2. To come together as a recognizable whole or entity: the stories that coalesced as the history of the movement.3. To come together for a single purpose: The rebel units coalesced into one army to fight the invaders. See Synonyms at mix.v.tr.1. To cause to coalesce as a single mass: The atoms were coalesced into a larger molecule.2. To cause to coalesce as a single whole or entity: The survey responses were coalesced into a single document.
[Latin coalēscere : co-, co- + alēscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
co′a·les′cence n.co′a·les′cent adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | coalescent - growing together, fusing; "coalescent tradititions"; "coalescent bones"coalescingunited - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeecoalescecoalescent
coalescent[‚kō·ə′les·ənt] (chemistry) Chemical additive used in immiscible liquid-liquid mixtures to cause small droplets of the suspended liquid to unite, preparatory to removal from the carrier liquid. coalescent
coalescent (of plant structures) joining together.coalescent
Synonyms for coalescentadj growing together, fusingSynonymsRelated Words |