BROWNIAN MOVEMENTS
\bɹˈa͡ʊni͡ən mˈuːvmənts], \bɹˈaʊniən mˈuːvmənts], \b_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_iə_n m_ˈuː_v_m_ə_n_t_s]\
Definitions of BROWNIAN MOVEMENTS
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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The dancing movements shown by minute particles suspended in a liquid or in the liquid material of a living cell. First described by the English botanist, Brown, and supposed to be due to the constant bombardment of the molecules of the liquid.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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