deflocculation (peptization)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01555
The reversal of @C01117@ or @F02429@, i.e. the dispersion of aggregates to form a @C01176@ @S06198@ or @E02065@.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 610 [Terms] [Paper]