polydisperse
Adjective
Meaning
strong nominative/accusative plural
weak nominative all-gender singular
weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
(of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes.
(of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”)
inflection of polydispers:
strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
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However, more complicated particle-size distribution s describe the sizes of the particles in a polydisperse aerosol.
Most aerosols, however, as polydisperse colloidal systems, exhibit a range of particle sizes.