coacervate
/koʊˈæsərˌveɪt/
noun
- A small droplet or cluster of colloidal particles that forms in a liquid, often studied in chemistry and biology as a model for early cells.
- The coacervate droplets contained organic molecules that reacted with each other.
- Under the microscope, the coacervate appeared as tiny, floating spheres.
- Scientists created a coacervate in the lab to study how life might have begun.
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