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coacervate
I. co·ac·er·vate \kōˈasərˌvāt, ˌkōəˈsərˌ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin coacervatus
: to heap up : gather together in a heap or group : collect; especially : to cause to form a coacervate
II. co·acer·vate \ˌkōəˈsərvə̇t, (ˈ)kō|asərˌvāt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin coacervatus, past participle of coacervare to heap up, from co- + acervare (from acervus heap); perhaps akin to Latin acus chaff — more at ear
1. : piled up : collected into a crowd
2. : growing in dense clusters
III. coacervate noun
(-s)
: an aggregate of colloidal droplets (as of two hydrophilic sols or of a sol and ions of opposite charge) held together by electrostatic attractive forces |