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 his early theory of abiogenesis (origin of life). This theory proposes that metabolism predated informati...
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to heap; to cause to mass together
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• (a.) Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. • (v. t.) To heap up; to pile.
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Coacervate droplets formed by interaction between gelatine and gum arabic. A. I. Oparin A spherical aggregation of lipid molecules making up a colloidal inclusion which is held together by hydrophobic forces. Coacervates measure 1 to 100 micrometers across, possess osmotic properties, and form ...
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<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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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.]
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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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