resuspension

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ suspension.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːsəˈspɛnʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛnʃən
• Hyphenation: re‧sus‧pen‧sion

Noun

resuspension (countable and uncountable, plural resuspensions)

1. A second or subsequent suspension.
   • 2019 July 2, Rafael Behr, “Corbynism’s greatest liability is now Jeremy Corbyn himself”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Those who try tie themselves in knots, seeking to insulate the leader from decisions that are clearly taken with the boss’s preferences in mind, such as the grimly farcical sequence of suspension, readmission and resuspension of Chris Williamson.

2. (ecology, chemistry, physics) The renewed suspension of a precipitated sediment, such as stirring up settled mud at the bottom of a body of water.
   • 1938, American Journal of Physiology, volume 122, page 227:

     After seven centrifugings and resuspensions, the chloride is reduced to less than 5 mgm. per cent.

   • 2020 September 9, Anthony Lambert, “Winning passengers back: Getting the public on board...”, in Rail, page 43:

     As a Government Office for Science report says: "Non-exhaust particulate matter emissions (e.g. tyre wear, brake wear and road dust resuspension) account for approximately 50%-60% of the vehicle emissions that contribute to poor air quality."