heterodisperse

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adjective

Describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes.

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Meanings

adjectiveheterodisperse (comparative more heterodisperse, superlative most heterodisperse)

comparative more heterodisperse · superlative most heterodisperse

  1. Describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishdisperse
  7. Englishheterodisperse

From hetero- + disperse.

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heterodisperse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodisperse

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Chicago

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