Definition of Peptisation

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

Exact synonyms: Peptization
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Derivative terms: Peptise, Peptize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peptisation

peptidomimetic
peptidomimetics
peptids
peptidyl
peptidyl-Asp metalloendopeptidase
peptidyl-Lys metalloendopeptidase
peptidyl-dipeptidase A
peptidyl leukotrienes
peptidyl prolyl cis trans isomerase
peptidylamidoglycolate lyase
peptidyldipeptidase
peptidylglycine monooxygenase
peptidylprolyl
peptidylprolyl isomerase
peptidyltransferase
peptisation (current term)
peptise
peptised
peptises
peptising
peptization
peptizations
peptize
peptized
peptizer
peptizers
peptizes
peptizing
peptococcus

Literary usage of Peptisation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry of Colloids by Richard Zsigmondy, Ellwood Barker Spear, John Foote Norton (1917)
"The addition of alkali causes the peptisation as a result of the negative charge in precisely the same manner as in the case of stannic acid. ..."

2. A System of Physical Chemistry by William Cudmore McCullagh Lewis, James Rice (1921)
"An interesting case of peptisation from the standpoint of analytical chemistry is met with in the action of excess caustic potash upon the hydroxides of ..."

3. Report on Colloid Chemistry and Its General and Industrial Applications by Great Britain (1919)
"Any method which will form small particles and will; keep them from coalescing will give rise to colloidal solutions. Tentative theories of peptisation have ..."

4. Colloids in Biology and Medicine by Heinrich Bechhold (1919)
"This phenomenon is called peptisation. GRAHAM first observed this ... As a matter of fact, peptisation probably depends upon a renewal of electric charge by ..."

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