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Definitions for coacervate
koʊˈæs ər vɪt, -ˌveɪt, ˌkoʊ əˈsɜr vɪt; -ˌveɪt, -veɪtcoac·er·vate
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coacervatenoun
The microsphere droplet that result from coacervation
coacervateadjective
Clumped together, clustered.
Etymology: From coacervatus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To COACERVATEverb
To heap up together.
Etymology: coacervo, Latin.
The collocation of the spirits in bodies, whether the spirits be coacervate or diffused. Francis Bacon, Nat. History, №. 846.
Wikipedia
Coacervate
Coacervate ( or ) is an aqueous phase rich in macromolecules such as synthetic polymers, proteins or nucleic acids. It forms through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), leading to a dense phase in thermodynamic equilibrium with a dilute phase. The dispersed droplets of dense phase are also called coacervates, micro-coacervates or coacervate droplets.These structures draw a lot of interest because they form spontaneously from aqueous mixtures and provide stable compartmentalization without the need of a membrane. The term coacervate was coined in 1929 by Dutch chemist Hendrik G. Bungenberg de Jong and Hugo R. Kruyt while studying lyophilic colloidal dispersions. The name is a reference to the clustering of colloidal particles, like bees in a swarm. The concept was later borrowed by Russian biologist Alexander I. Oparin to describe the proteinoid microspheres proposed to be primitive cells (protocells) on early Earth. Coacervate-like protocells are at the core of the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis. A reawakening of coacervate research was seen in the 2000s, starting with the recognition in 2004 by scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) that some marine invertebrates (such as the sandcastle worm) exploit complex coacervation to produce water-resistant biological adhesives. A few years later in 2009 the role of liquid-liquid phase separation was further recognized to be involved in the formation of certain membraneless organelles by the biophysicists Clifford Brangwynne and Tony Hyman. Liquid organelles share features with coacervate droplets and fueled the study of coacervates for biomimicry.
Webster Dictionary
Coacervateadjective
raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped
Coacervateverb
to heap up; to pile
Etymology: [L. coacervatus, p. p. of coacervare to heap up; co- + acervare. See Acervate.]
Wikidata
Coacervate
A coacervate is a tiny spherical droplet of assorted organic molecules which is held together by hydrophobic forces from a surrounding liquid. Coacervates were famously proposed by Alexander Oparin as crucial in his early theory of abiogenesis. This theory proposes that metabolism predated information replication. The debate as to whether metabolism or molecules capable of Template replication came first in the origins of life remains open and for decades Oparin's theory was the leading approach to the origin of life question. Coacervates measure 1 to 100 micrometers across, possess osmotic properties and form spontaneously from certain dilute organic solutions. Their name derives from the Latin coacervare, meaning "to assemble together or cluster".
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of coacervate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of coacervate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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