Definitions for polyelectrolyte
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1. polyelectrolytenoun

   an electrolyte of high molecular weight

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1. polyelectrolytenoun

   A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein)

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1. Polyelectrolyte

   Polyelectrolytes are polymers whose repeating units bear an electrolyte group. Polycations and polyanions are polyelectrolytes. These groups dissociate in aqueous solutions (water), making the polymers charged. Polyelectrolyte properties are thus similar to both electrolytes (salts) and polymers (high molecular weight compounds) and are sometimes called polysalts. Like salts, their solutions are electrically conductive. Like polymers, their solutions are often viscous. Charged molecular chains, commonly present in soft matter systems, play a fundamental role in determining structure, stability and the interactions of various molecular assemblies. Theoretical approaches to describing their statistical properties differ profoundly from those of their electrically neutral counterparts, while technological and industrial fields exploit their unique properties. Many biological molecules are polyelectrolytes. For instance, polypeptides, glycosaminoglycans, and DNA are polyelectrolytes. Both natural and synthetic polyelectrolytes are used in a variety of industries.

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1. polyelectrolyte

   A polyelectrolyte is a high-molecular substance made up of repeating subunits, or polymers, that disassociates in a solution into polymer chains and electrically charged particles, or ions. They can be naturally occurring, like DNA, or synthetic, and are often used in processes like water treatment due to their ability to bind with other substances.

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1. Polyelectrolyte

   Polyelectrolytes are polymers whose repeating units bear an electrolyte group. Polycations and polyanions are polyelectrolytes. These groups will dissociate in aqueous solutions, making the polymers charged. Polyelectrolyte properties are thus similar to both electrolytes and polymers, and are sometimes called polysalts. Like salts, their solutions are electrically conductive. Like polymers, their solutions are often viscous. Charged molecular chains, commonly present in soft matter systems, play a fundamental role in determining structure, stability and the interactions of various molecular assemblies. Theoretical approaches to describing their statistical properties differ profoundly from those of their electrically neutral counterparts, while their unique properties are being exploited in a wide range of technological and industrial fields. One of their major roles, however, seems to be the one played in biology and biochemistry. Many biological molecules are polyelectrolytes. For instance, polypeptides, glycosaminoglycans, and DNA are polyelectrolytes. Both natural and synthetic polyelectrolytes are used in a variety of industries.

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   The numerical value of polyelectrolyte in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of polyelectrolyte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polyelectrolyte
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyelectrolyte
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5. ^ Wikidata
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