Andreasen method

noun

An·​drea·​sen method

anˈdrāzᵊn-

: a method of estimating particle size of ceramic clay by sedimentation

Word History

Etymology

after Alfred Herman Munch Andreasen †1978 Danish chemist

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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