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gelation

 
Dictionary: ge·la·tion   (jĕ-lā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. Solidification by cooling or freezing.
  2. The process of forming a gel.

[Latin gelātiō, gelātiōn-, from gelātus, past participle of gelāre, to freeze.]


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(jĕ-lā'shən)
n.
  1. Solidification by cooling or freezing.
  2. The process of forming a gel.
  3. Transformation of a sol into a gel.
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Conversion of a sol into a gel.

 
 

 

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