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Sedimentation (water treatment) — Sedimentation is a physical water treatment process used to settle out suspended solids in water under the influence of gravity.[1] Contents 1 Basics 2 Applications 2.1 Potable Water Treatment … Wikipedia
sedimentation coefficient — n a measure of the rate at which a molecule (as a protein) suspended in a colloidal solution sediments in an ultracentrifuge usu. expressed in svedbergs * * * the velocity at which a particle sediments in a centrifuge divided by the applied… … Medical dictionary
Sedimentation coefficient — The sedimentation coefficient s of a particle is used to characterize its behaviour in sedimentation processes, notably centrifugation. It is defined as the ratio of a particle s sedimentation velocity to the acceleration that is applied to it… … Wikipedia
sedimentation — /sed euh meuhn tay sheuhn/, n. the deposition or accumulation of sediment. [1870 75; SEDIMENT + ATION] * * * In geology, the process of deposition of a solid material from a state of suspension or solution in a fluid (usually air or water).… … Universalium
Sedimentation rate — A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) in a test tube separate from blood serum over time, becoming sediment in the bottom of the test tube. The sedimentation rate… … Medical dictionary
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate — Diagnostics A rack of ESR tubes. MeSH … Wikipedia
Rate, sedimentation — A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) in a test tube separate from blood serum over time, becoming sediment in the bottom of the test tube. The sedimentation rate… … Medical dictionary
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia
Dilute Russell's viper venom time — Russell s viper, Daboia russelii Dilute Russell s viper venom time (dRVVT) is a laboratory test often used for detection of lupus anticoagulant (LA).[1][2] … Wikipedia
Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation — A sedimentation rate, or "sed rate", is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation activity. It is measured by recording the rate at which red blood cells (RBCs) sediment in a tube over time. It increases (the RBCs… … Medical dictionary
