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Ostwald ripening en · NOUN

Etymology

First described by Wilhelm Ostwald in 1896.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An observed phenomenon in solid solutions or liquid sols, where an inhomogeneous structure changes over time, i.e. small crystals or particles dissolve and redeposit onto larger crystals or particles.