1. The process or result of aggregating or clustering together, especially the separation of a liquid mixture into two phases, one of which is a concentrated colloidal solution.
Usage: technical; chemistry
2. In biochemistry, the spontaneous association of macromolecules (such as proteins or polysaccharides) in solution to form a separate phase.
Usage: technical; biochemistry

Examples

• The coacervation of the polymer solution occurred when the pH was lowered.
• Scientists observed coacervation in the protein mixture under specific temperature conditions.
• Coacervation is an important process in the formation of complex coacervates used in drug delivery.
• The coacervation phenomenon helps explain how certain colloids separate into distinct phases.
• Researchers studied coacervation to understand the behavior of biological macromolecules in cells.