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heterodisperse

heterodisperse adjective: describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes.

Adjective

heterodisperse (comparative more heterodisperse, superlative most heterodisperse)

  1. Describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes.

Forms of heterodisperse

comparativemore heterodisperse
superlativemost heterodisperse

Origin of heterodisperse

From hetero- + disperse.

Questions about heterodisperse

What does heterodisperse mean?
Heterodisperse means describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes.
What part of speech is heterodisperse?
Heterodisperse is an adjective.

Words near heterodisperse in the dictionary

  1. heterodisaccharide
  2. heterodisaccharides
  3. heterodisomic
  4. heterodisomies
  5. heterodisomy
  6. heterodisperse
  7. heterodispersed
  8. heterodispersity
  9. heterodistyly
  10. heterodisubstituted
  11. heterodisulfide

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