PEPTIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peptization mean? 

• PEPTIZATION (noun)
  The noun PEPTIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution

  Familiarity information: PEPTIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPTIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

peptisation; peptization

Hypernyms ("peptization" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

peptize (disperse in a medium into a colloidal state)