Definition
A tiny aggregate or droplet formed when complex molecules (like proteins) separate from a solution and cluster together, often considered a primitive model for how the first cells might have formed.
Etymology
From 'co-' (together) + 'azervate' (from German 'Azervat', related to accumulation and separation). The term was coined by biochemist Alexander Oparin in the 1920s to describe this phenomenon in origin-of-life research.
Kelly Says
Coazervates are absolutely mind-blowing because they might show how life started—some scientists think these little protein droplets, forming spontaneously in Earth's primordial oceans, could have developed the first membranes and basic metabolism billions of years ago!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
coazervate
koh-ah-zer-va-te
ARالعربية
coazervate
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BNবাংলা
coazervate
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CACatalà
coazervate
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CSČeština
coazervate
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DADansk
coazervate
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DEDeutsch
coazervate
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ELΕλληνικά
coazervate
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ESEspañol
coazervate
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FAفارسی
coazervate
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FISuomi
coazervate
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FRFrançais
coazervate
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GUGU
coazervate
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HAHA
coazervate
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HEעברית
coazervate
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HIहिन्दी
coazervate
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HUMagyar
coazervate
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IDBahasa Indonesia
coazervate
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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JA日本語
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KKKK
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KMKM
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KO한국어
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MRMR
coazervate
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MSBahasa Melayu
coazervate
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MYမြန်မာ
coazervate
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NLNederlands
coazervate
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NONorsk
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PAPA
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
coazervate
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SVSvenska
coazervate
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SWKiswahili
coazervate
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TAதமிழ்
coazervate
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TEతెలుగు
coazervate
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THไทย
coazervate
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TLTL
coazervate
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TRTürkçe
coazervate
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UKУкраїнська
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URاردو
coazervate
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VITiếng Việt
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YOYO
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ZH中文
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ZUZU
coazervate
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