sol-gel

noun

A solid material produced by conversion of monomers into a colloidal solution (sol) that acts as the precursor for an integrated network (or gel) of either discrete particles or network polymers.

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Meanings

nounsol-gel (plural sol-gels)

plural sol-gels · alternative solgel

  1. A solid material produced by conversion of monomers into a colloidal solution (sol) that acts as the precursor for an integrated network (or gel) of either discrete particles or network polymers.
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