homoagglomeration

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ agglomeration.

Noun

homoagglomeration (uncountable)

1. agglomeration without the need for an external material
   • 2015, Frédéric Loosli, Letícia Vitorazi, Jean-François Berret, Serge Stoll, “Isothermal titration calorimetry as a powerful tool to quantify and better understand agglomeration mechanisms during interaction processes between TiO2 nanoparticles and humic acids”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     High humic acid concentrations induce homoagglomeration ("self" assembly) and are shown to favor an enthalpically driven association process.