sonication

sonication

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
Latin sonus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English sonic
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English sonication

    From sonic + -ation.

    Noun

    sonication (countable and uncountable, plural sonications)

    1. The process of disrupting or homogenizing something, usually a chemical solution or biological medium, with sound waves.

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