colloid

colloid
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coll- + -oid Date: circa 1852 1. a gelatinous or mucinous substance found normally in the thyroid and also in diseased tissue 2. a. a substance that consists of particles dispersed throughout another substance which are too small for resolution with an ordinary light microscope but are incapable of passing through a semipermeable membrane b. a mixture consisting of a colloid together with the medium in which it is dispersed <
smoke is a colloid
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colloidal adjectivecolloidally adverb

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  • colloid — 1. adjective /ˈkɒlɔɪd/ Glue like. 2. noun /ˈkɒlɔɪd/ a) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. b) An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the… …   Wiktionary

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