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LYOPHILIC [2 records]

Record 1 2015-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

[That is] marked by a strong affinity between a dispersed phase and the liquid in which it is dispersed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

[Qui] qualifie un colloïde dont les phases dispersante et dispersée ont une grande affinité.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Referring to a substance which will readily go into colloidal suspension in a liquid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

[Relatif à une substance qui est] apte à former des suspensions colloïdales dans un milieu liquide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Ciencias biológicas
DEF

Dícese de las sustancias que pierden alguna propiedad al ser desecadas en determinadas condiciones y que la vuelven a recobrar mediante simple adición del volumen de agua suprimido.

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