To gather or heap together; in chemistry, to form a coacervate, which is a cluster of molecules held together by physical forces.
From Latin 'coacervare' meaning 'to heap up together,' from 'co-' (together) and 'acervus' (heap).
In early experiments about how life began, scientists discovered that proteins can coacervate into droplets that act like tiny cells—it might explain how the first life formed!
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