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Dictionary of Colloid and Surface Science Dictionary of Colloid and Surface Science PAULBECHER Paul Becker Associates Ltd. Wilmington, Delaware CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This book was composed by the author, using a Dell 310 Computer and WordStar 5.0 and 5.5. It was printed on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series II. The typeface is Times Roman and Math Times Roman, 10-point-on-12. First published 1990 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. Published 2009 by CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 1990 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business First issued in paperback 2019 No claim to original U.S. Government works ISBN 13: 978-0-367-45087-8 (pbk) ISBN 13: 978-0-8247-8326-6 (hbk) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. 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Surface chemistry--Dictionaries. 3. Surfaces (Technology)--Dictionaries. 4. Surfaces (Physics)- -Dictionaries. I. Title. QD549.B413 1990 541.3'45'03--dc20 89-27399 CIP Preface But how little reason have we to boast of our knowledge, when we only gaze at the surfaces of things? —Samuel Johnson As the reader might gather from the above rubric, I have long been an admirer of Samuel Johnson: the canard of his "sesqui- pedalian ponderosity" is dissipated by reading his works. I have admired Johnson for his simple insistence on using the precisely right word in precisely the right place. This insistence is, after all, the mark of the lexicographer. Thus, having been offered the opportunity of myself becom- ing a lexicographer, I first considered Johnson's own definition of this position ("a harmless drudge"), and then my desire to emulate this great man. There was, after all, no contest. I am willing to be a harmless drudge in the pursuit of my profession. Hence, this dictionary. By turning a few pages, however, the reader will recognize that this is not written as a standard dictionary. Rather, it is a mini-encyclopedia. In many cases, the definition includes some historical matter, or philosophical sidelight on the impli- cations of the definition. I have also included brief biographi- cal notes, sometimes in the body of the definition, but also (when the scientist has been a major contributor to colloid and surface science) I have added a biographical sketch under the in iv PREFACE scientist's name. Cross-references are printed in boldface. Such a work would not have been possible without help. First of all, I must thank Prof. M. Clausse, who first suggested the need for such a dictionary. I would also express my thanks to those who suggested and supplied definitions: D. Z. Becher, H. T. Davis, G. L. Gaines, Jr., R. G. Good, R. G. Laughlin, S. Ross, C. J. van Oss. Valuable biographical data was supplied by S. Ross and J. Th. G. Overbeek. Prof. A. Adamson has kindly supplied the key-word list used by the journal Lang- muir. Other sources are listed in Appendix G - Bibliography. I would finally like to express my thanks to Stuart Berg Flexner (who was the first real lexicographer I ever met!), for giving me some appreciation of what lexicography was all about, and for some encouraging words at the outset of this project. And, of course, to Jane, who puts up with this kind of thing. It only remains to mention the obvious - errors and omis- sions are entirely attributable to the author, who, however, would be grateful to have them pointed out. Paul Becher Contents Preface iii Dictionary of Colloid and Surface Science 1 Appendixes A - Useful Constants in Colloid and Surface Science 183 B - Averages and Means 185 C - Average Molecular Weights 189 D - Distribution Functions 191 E - Dielectric Constant and Conductivity of Dispersions 195 F - Variations of the Einstein Equation for Viscosity 199 G - Bibliography 201 V Dictionary of Colloid and Surface Science
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