greenbody

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noun

A ceramic precursor, usually mesostructured with dopants, which has been formed but not yet milled or fired.

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Meanings

noungreenbody (plural greenbodies)

plural greenbodies

  1. ceramicsA ceramic precursor, usually mesostructured with dopants, which has been formed but not yet milled or fired.

    For metal dopants, the surfactant can be removed by calcining the greenbody, resulting in an anchored metal silicate.

    2004, James A. Schwarz, Cristian I. Contescu, Karol Putyera, Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, →ISBN, page 1127

Origin

From green (“undried, raw”) + body (“physical object”).

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APA

greenbody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenbody

MLA

“greenbody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenbody. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenbody,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenbody.

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