Definitions for coacervation
coac·er·va·tion

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1. coacervationnoun

   The separation of a colloidal system into two liquid phases, one of which (the coacervate) is more concentrated in the colloid component

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1. Coacervationnoun

   The act of heaping, or state of being heaped together.

   Etymology: from coacervate.

   The fixing of it is the equal spreading of the tangible parts, and the close coacervation of them. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

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1. coacervation

   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.

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1. Coacervationnoun

   a heaping together

2. Etymology: [L. coacervatio.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coacervation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coacervation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coacervation
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=coacervation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coacervation
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coacervation