1. Plural of coacervation; the process or result of aggregating or clustering together, especially the formation of liquid droplets from a colloidal solution.
Usage: technical; chemistry/biology
2. In biochemistry, the spontaneous separation of a colloidal solution into two liquid phases, one rich in the colloidal substance and one poor in it.
Usage: scientific; biochemistry

Examples

• The coacervations observed in the polymer solution indicated phase separation was occurring.
• Scientists studied the coacervations of proteins to understand how cells organize their contents.
• Coacervations play an important role in the formation of membraneless organelles.
• The experiment demonstrated how coacervations could concentrate specific molecules in droplets.
• Researchers used microscopy to visualize the coacervations forming in the colloidal mixture.