"polydisperse" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more polydisperse [comparative], most polydisperse [superlative]
Etymology: From poly- + disperse. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|disperse}} poly- + disperse Head templates: {{en-adj}} polydisperse (comparative more polydisperse, superlative most polydisperse)
  1. (of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes.
    Sense id: en-polydisperse-en-adj-9ISXeGob
  2. (of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”) Tags: proscribed Categories (topical): Polymer Synonyms: nonuniform [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-polydisperse-en-adj-uB~L9EJ5 Disambiguation of Polymer: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 56 5 3 25 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 58 3 2 30 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: polydispersed, non-uniform Related terms: polydispersity
Categories (other): Solution Disambiguation of Solution: 0 0
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