Look up: coacervate

1. Coacervate
   Co`a·cer'vate adjective [ Latin coacervatus , past participle of coacervare to heap up; co- + acervare . See Acervate .] Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. [ R.] Bacon.
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2. Coacervate
   Co`a·cer'vate transitive verb To heap up; to pile. [ R.]
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3. coacervate
   <biology> Colloidal aggregation containing a mixture of organic compounds. One theory of the evolution of life is that the formation of coacervates in the primeval soup was a step towards the development of cells. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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4. Coacervate
   • (a.) Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. • (v. t.) To heap up; to pile.
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5. coacervate
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kō-as′er-vāt Definitions: 1. An aggregate of colloidal particles separated out of an emulsion (coacervation) by the addition of some third component (coacervating agent).
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6. Coacervate
   A `coacervate` is a tiny spherical droplet of assorted organic molecules (specifically, lipid molecules) which is held together by hydrophobic forces from a surrounding liquid. Coacervates were famously proposed by Alexander Oparin as crucial in first theory of abiogenesis (origin of life). This the...
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