Definition of Polydisperse

1. Adjective. (context: of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes ¹

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Definition of Polydisperse

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polydisperse

polydeoxyribonucleotides
polyderivative
polyderivatives
polydesoxyribonucleotide
polydesoxyribonucleotides
polydextrose
polydiacetylene
polydiacetylenes
polydimethylsiloxane
polydimethylsiloxanes
polydioxanone
polydioxanones
polydipsia
polydipsias
polydipsic
polydisperse (current term)
polydispersed
polydispersion
polydispersities
polydispersity
polydispersive
polydispersoid
polydnaviridae
polydnavirion
polydnavirions
polydnavirus
polydnaviruses
polydomain
polydomous
polydrafter

Literary usage of Polydisperse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Formation of Colloids by Theodor Svedberg (1921)
"Oden has worked out a very ingenious method of dividing the original polydisperse sol into a series of sols with particles of almost equal size, ie, ..."

2. Guide to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"A solution atomizer is available to generate polydisperse aerosols in the range of 0.001 цт to 1.0 цт, as is a spray dryer to form monodisperse agglomerates ..."

3. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"... homogeneous substances, rather than as polydisperse particles, brought chemists back to the view, espoused by Hofmeister and rejected by Emil Fischer, ..."

4. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"OPTICAL Mie calculations are performed to determine the scattering properties and phase function of a polydisperse ensemble of particles. ..."

5. A Handbook of Colloid-chemistry: The Recognition of Colloids, the Theory of by Carl Wilhelm Wolfgang Ostwald (1915)
"... 32; polydisperse, 35; concentration-variable, 3S, 136; temperature-variable, 36; colloid, 40, 115, 120; reversible and irreversible, 40; ..."

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