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Record 1 2004-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Referring to a substance in a colloidal state that has a tendency to repel liquids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Se dit des colloïdes qui ne sont pas lyophiles.

OBS

lyophile : se dit d'une substance qui, ayant perdu ses qualités par lyophilisation, peut les retrouver intactes par l'addition du solvant nécessaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

Dícese de los coloides que no son liófilos.

OBS

liófilo : sustancia que al contactar con un medio dispersante, forma espontáneamente una disolución coloidal termodinámicamente estable, debido a la afinidad por medio de sus partículas coloidales.

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