greenbody

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English

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Etymology

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From green (undried, raw) + body (physical object).

Noun

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greenbody (plural greenbodies)

  1. (ceramics, nanotechnology) A ceramic precursor, usually mesostructured with dopants, which has been formed but not yet milled or fired.
    • 2004, James A. Schwarz, Cristian I. Contescu, Karol Putyera, Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology[1], →ISBN, page 1127:
      For metal dopants, the surfactant can be removed by calcining the greenbody, resulting in an anchored metal silicate.
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