Greenbody
Origin
From green ("undried, raw") + body ("physical object")
Full definition of greenbody
Noun
greenbody
(plural greenbodies)- (ceramics, nanotechnology) A ceramic precursor, usually mesostructured with dopants, which has been formed but not yet milled or fired.
- 2004, James A. Schwarz, Cristian I. Contescu, Karol Putyera, Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, For metal dopants, the surfactant can be removed by calcining the greenbody, resulting in an anchored metal silicate.