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Definition of Colloid
1. Noun. A mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension.
Generic synonyms: Mixture
Examples of category: Dispersed Particles, Dispersed Phase, Dispersing Medium, Dispersing Phase, Dispersion Medium
Derivative terms: Colloidal
Definition of Colloid
1. a. Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
2. n. A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid.
Definition of Colloid
1. Adjective. Glue-like. ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. ¹
3. Noun. (meteorology) An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the dispersed phase (or '''colloid'''), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium). The dispersion medium may be a gas, a liquid, or a solid, and the dispersed phase may also be any of these, with the exception that one does not speak of a colloidal system of one gas in another. A system of liquid or solid particles colloidally dispersed in a gas is called an aerosol. A system of solid substances or water-insoluble liquids colloidally dispersed in liquid water is called a hydrosol. ¹
4. Noun. (geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colloid
1. a type of chemical suspension [n -S]
Medical Definition of Colloid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Colloid
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