Definition
organosols
noun
- Plural of organosol; colloidal solutions or dispersions in which organic compounds are the dispersed phase and an organic liquid is the dispersion medium.
Usage: technical; chemistry; soil science
Examples
- Organosols are used in laboratory research to study colloidal behavior in organic systems.
- The chemist prepared several organosols with different organic solvents to test their stability.
- In soil science, organosols represent a specific classification of soils with high organic matter content.
- Organosols can be created by dispersing polymers in organic liquids under controlled conditions.