Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To disperse (a precipitate) to form a colloid.
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- verb disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek peptein, to digest; see pekw- in Indo-European roots + –ize.]
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