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physicochemical

American  
[fiz-i-koh-kem-i-kuhl] / ˌfɪz ɪ koʊˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. physical and chemical.

    the physicochemical properties of an isomer.

  2. pertaining to physical chemistry.


physicochemical British  
/ ˌfɪzɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of, concerned with, or relating to physical chemistry or both physics and chemistry

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Other Word Forms

  • physicochemically adverb

Etymology

Origin of physicochemical

First recorded in 1655–65; physic(al) + -o- + chemical

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They then conducted sensory and physicochemical tests to evaluate the products' texture, flavor, and composition.

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The researchers then analyzed the protein-stabilizing properties of these polymers and examined the interactions between polymers and proteins through physicochemical techniques.

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This process would likely consume less energy than existing physicochemical processes for removing trace inorganic compounds from water, such as precipitation and membrane filtration, the researchers say.

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Besides being practical and safe as an anticancer therapeutic, the physicochemical properties of rbNPs are very stable.

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The new research provides a starting point for understanding how emergent properties, whereby the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, give rise to condensate-specific "physicochemical barcodes," according to King.

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