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colloid

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Main Entry: col·loid
Pronunciation: \ˈkä-ˌlid\
Function: 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>

col·loi·dal \kə-ˈli-dəl, kä-\ adjective

col·loi·dal·ly adverb


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