Meanings
adjectivecoacervate (comparative more coacervate, superlative most coacervate)
comparative more coacervate · superlative most coacervate
- obsoleteClumped together, clustered.
The ninth is the collocation of the spirits in bodies, whether the collocation be equal or unequal ; and again, whether the spirits be coacervate or diffused.
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nouncoacervate (plural coacervates)
plural coacervates
- physicalbiochemistryThe microsphere droplet that results from coacervation.
Origin
- Latincoacervātus
- Englishcoacervate
From Latin coacervātus.
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coacervate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coacervate
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Chicago
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