sonication

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noun

The process of disrupting or homogenizing something, usually a chemical solution or biological medium, with sound waves.

OriginEnglish sonic ← Latin sonus ← Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounsonication (countable and uncountable, plural sonications)

plural sonications

  1. countableuncountableThe process of disrupting or homogenizing something, usually a chemical solution or biological medium, with sound waves.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsonic
  5. Englishsonication

From sonic + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anisotonic
Cite this entry
APA

sonication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonication

MLA

“sonication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonication.

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