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💸 Not finalized 🧪 Not sinking ⚖️ Not agreeing
non-settling

non-settling

6.8
Particles or powder that do not fall to the bottom of a liquid
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : no sedimentado
  • The non-settling particles made the solution appear cloudy for hours.

Examples

  • Scientists studied the non-settling behavior of certain fine powders in water.

  • A non-settling mixture is important in some industrial processes where uniformity is needed.

  • The non-settling particles floated on the surface.

  • This solution contains a non-settling agent.

  • The non-settling particles in the mixture kept it from becoming clear.

  • In some applications, a non-settling formulation is preferred to maintain homogeneity.

  • Researchers observed how non-settling substances behaved when mixed with different liquids.

Antonyms

sinking
17 2.8

A boat or object that goes below the water's surface

settling
10 4.3

A slow sinking of things to a lower level, like a building foundation or dust on furniture

How Settled

settled
3.3
settling
10 4.3
non-settling
  • Specialized
6.8
suspended
  • Specialized
5.8

Surface Forms

non-settling positive

Morphology

non-settling = settling (transparent) = non + settle + ing

The negative prefix 'non-' simply negates the physical process 'settling' (sedimentation), so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Non-settling comes from non- ('not') and settle ('to come to rest'), like dust that 'settles' at the bottom of a glass. So non-settling particles do not fall to the bottom and stay mixed in the liquid.