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Gibbs-Donnan effect

Gibbs-Donnan effect noun: the uneven distribution of charged particles across the two sides of a semipermeable membrane.

Noun

Gibbs-Donnan effect (plural Gibbs-Donnan effects)

  1. (physical) The uneven distribution of charged particles across the two sides of a semipermeable membrane.

Forms of Gibbs-Donnan effect

pluralGibbs-Donnan effects

Origin of Gibbs-Donnan effect

Named after American Josiah Willard Gibbs who proposed it in 1878 and the British chemist Frederick G. Donnan who studied it experimentally in 1911.

Questions about Gibbs-Donnan effect

What does Gibbs-Donnan effect mean?
Gibbs-Donnan effect means the uneven distribution of charged particles across the two sides of a semipermeable membrane.
What part of speech is Gibbs-Donnan effect?
Gibbs-Donnan effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Gibbs-Donnan effect?
The plural of Gibbs-Donnan effect is Gibbs-Donnan effects.

Words near Gibbs-Donnan effect in the dictionary

  1. Gibbs measures
  2. Gibbs phenomenon
  3. Gibbs sampling
  4. Gibbs state
  5. Gibbs states
  6. Gibbs-Donnan effect
  7. Gibbs-Donnan effects
  8. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
  9. Gibbs-Marangoni effect
  10. Gibbs-Marangoni effects
  11. Gibbs-Thomson effect

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