Definition of Polyelectrolyte

1. Noun. An electrolyte of high molecular weight.

Generic synonyms: Electrolyte

Definition of Polyelectrolyte

1. Noun. A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polyelectrolyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Polyelectrolyte

1. An ion with multiple charged groups. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyelectrolyte

polydrafters
polydrug
polydrugs
polydymite
polydymites
polydysplasia
polydystrophic
polydystrophic dwarfism
polyedric
polyedron
polyedrons
polyedrous
polyeidic
polyeidism
polyelectrolyte (current term)
polyelectrolytes
polyelectrolytic
polyelectronic atom
polyembryoma
polyembryomas
polyembryonate
polyembryonic
polyembryonies
polyembryony
polyendocrine
polyendocrine deficiency syndrome
polyendocrine syndrome
polyendocrinopathy
polyene

Literary usage of Polyelectrolyte

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

1. Joint Meeting on Multicomponent Polymers and Polyelectrolytes edited by Eric J. Amis (1998)
"Remarks will be made on critical phenomenon of polyelectrolyte solutions, polyelectrolyte brushes, fabrication of nanoscale structures using ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Effect of polyelectrolyte Pretreatment of the Resin on Its Tendency to Poison. In developing the model of the barrier layer, distinction was made between Q+ ..."

3. Modelling in Aquatic Chemistry by Ingmar Grenthe, Ignasi Puigdomenech, Bert Allard (1997)
"The Gibbs- Donnan polyelectrolyte two phase model New advances in the description ... In typical polyelectrolyte solutions, the intrinsic microscopic acid ..."

4. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"The electrophoretic velocity of a polyelectrolyte ion is a measure of its charge and size; and also of its shape, because the friction coefficient for an ..."

5. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"Next, a relatively high molecular weight polymer, generally a commercially available polyelectrolyte, is added to the waste- water to form selective ..."

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