aerogel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɹ.oʊ.d͡ʒɛl/ (US)
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Etymology
From aero- + gel. First attested in the early 1920s as a coinage credited to British-Irish chemist Frederick G. Donnan, originally in reference to coagulated aerosols.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aerogels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Translations (15)
es aerogel (ultralight solid-state substance) · fi aerogeeli (ultralight solid-state substance) · el αεροπήκτωμα (ultralight solid-state substance) · it aerogel (ultralight solid-state substance) · ru аэроге́ль (ultralight solid-state substance) · pa ਏਰੋਜੈੱਲ (ultralight solid-state substance) · ca aerogel (ultralight solid-state substance) · fr aérogel (ultralight solid-state substance) · ko 에어로젤 (ultralight solid-state substance) · pt aerogel (ultralight solid-state substance) · tr aerojel (ultralight solid-state substance) · pl aerożel (ultralight solid-state substance) · de Aerogel (ultralight solid-state substance) · hu aerogél (ultralight solid-state substance) · io aerojelo (ultralight solid-state substance)
wikipedia: Frederick G. Donnan · wikipedia: Proceedings of the Royal Society