polydisperse en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English disperse English polydisperse From poly- + disperse.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes.
- (not-comparable, of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”).