Velocity of a component in a fluid relative to the fluid in the direction of gravitational
or centrifugal
acceleration. Also called
sedimentation rate.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations
1996))
on page 992
PAC, 1994, 66, 897
(Quantities and units for centrifugation in the clinical laboratory (IUPAC Recommendations
1994))
on page 904
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
