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Ostwald ripening
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Etymology
First described by Wilhelm Ostwald in 1896.
Noun
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An observed phenomenon in solid solutions or liquid sols, where an inhomogeneous structure changes over time, i.e. small crystals or particles dissolve and redeposit onto larger crystals or particles.
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