| LC control no. | sh 97004048 |
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| Topical heading | Aggregation (Chemistry) |
| Variant(s) | Clustering of particles Particles--Clustering |
| See also | Precipitation (Chemistry) |
| Found in | Work cat.: 97-129362: J-aggregates, c1996. Hawley chem. dict. (aggregation: a general term describing the tendency of large molecules or colloidal particles to combine in clusters or clumps, esp. in solution, usually as a result of removal of the electric charges by addition of an appropriate electrolyte, by the action of heat, or by mechanical agitation, and resulting in precipitation or separation of the aggregates from the dissolved state. Included in this term are the more specific terms agglutination, coagulation, flocculation, agglomeration, and coalescence) Hackh chem. dict. (aggregation) |
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