Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degelation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dege-la-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conversion of a gel into a liquid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The networks were shown to undergo chain scission predominantly, which leads to their degelation, i.e., the recovery of a thermoplastic-like behavior with loss of all elastically active chains."

Etymology

From de- + gelation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

degel degelification degelify

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does degelation mean?: The conversion of a gel into a liquid.
Where does degelation come from?: From de- + gelation.

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