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A solid material produced by conversion of monomers into a colloidal solution (sol) that acts as the precursor for an integrated network (or gel) of either discrete particles or network polymers..
Use sol-gel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sol-gel means A solid material produced by conversion of monomers into a colloidal solution (sol) that acts as the precursor for an integrated network (or gel) of either discrete particles or network polymers..
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