suspension
has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)( Some suspensions break_up before they are near to the direction of shear , and some become asymptotic to it without breakup . ) (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)The intra nasal instillation of a fluid suspension of infectious agent in an anesthetized animal is far different from exposure , through natural respiration , to aerosolized organisms . An aqueous suspension of the spores of B. subtilis , var. niger , generally known as Bacillus_globigii , was aerosolized using commercially available nozzles . In this test , 130 gallons of a suspension , having a count of * * f organisms per ml , or a total of approximately * * f spores , was aerosolized . (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)One drop of each sample was added to one drop of a 2 % suspension of group * * f or group B red_cells in a small * * f test_tube . |
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[ noun ] an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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[ noun ] temporary cessation or suspension
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[ noun ] a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
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[ noun ] a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
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