\▐le-vә-▐gā-shәn\ n [L levigatus, pp of levigare to make smooth, fr. levis smooth (akin to Gk leios smooth and perhaps to L linere to smear) + -igare (akin to agere to drive)] (1612) Process of mixing a pigment with water and washing. The percentage of salts and heavy particles is reduced or eliminated by controlled sedimentation. (Paint/coatings dictionary. Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, Philadelphia, Blue Bell, PA, 1978)
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Levigation. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6880
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