1. converting a sol into a gel by the addition of an electrolyte
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The chemist was pectizing the colloidal solution by adding salt.
• Pectizing agents help transform liquid sols into solid gels.
• The process of pectizing requires careful control of electrolyte concentration.
• Students observed the pectizing effect when they added calcium chloride to the mixture.
• Pectizing is the opposite of peptizing in colloid chemistry.