sedimentation time
1sedimentation time — see under rate …
2Sedimentation (water treatment) — Sedimentation is a physical water treatment process used to settle out suspended solids in water under the influence of gravity.[1] Contents 1 Basics 2 Applications 2.1 Potable Water Treatment …
3sedimentation coefficient — n a measure of the rate at which a molecule (as a protein) suspended in a colloidal solution sediments in an ultracentrifuge usu. expressed in svedbergs * * * the velocity at which a particle sediments in a centrifuge divided by the applied… …
4Sedimentation coefficient — The sedimentation coefficient s of a particle is used to characterize its behaviour in sedimentation processes, notably centrifugation. It is defined as the ratio of a particle s sedimentation velocity to the acceleration that is applied to it… …
5sedimentation — /sed euh meuhn tay sheuhn/, n. the deposition or accumulation of sediment. [1870 75; SEDIMENT + ATION] * * * In geology, the process of deposition of a solid material from a state of suspension or solution in a fluid (usually air or water).… …
6Sedimentation rate — A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) in a test tube separate from blood serum over time, becoming sediment in the bottom of the test tube. The sedimentation rate… …
7Erythrocyte sedimentation rate — Diagnostics A rack of ESR tubes. MeSH …
8Rate, sedimentation — A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) in a test tube separate from blood serum over time, becoming sediment in the bottom of the test tube. The sedimentation rate… …
9Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… …
10Dilute Russell's viper venom time — Russell s viper, Daboia russelii Dilute Russell s viper venom time (dRVVT) is a laboratory test often used for detection of lupus anticoagulant (LA).[1][2] …
