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Word: Colloid
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from Greek kolla ‘glue’ + -oid
ˈkɒlɔɪd
a homogeneous non-crystalline substance consisting of large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance. Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions; the particles do not settle, and cannot be separated out by ordinary filtering or centrifuging like those in a suspension.
Short Definition:homogeneous non-crystalline substance consisting of large molecules
Word: Colloid
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈkɒlɔɪd
relating to or characterized by a colloid or colloids.
Short Definition:relating to or characterized by colloid or colloids
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