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Colloid : (noun)
1: a mixture with properties between those of a solution and
fine suspension
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Colloid : \Col"loid\, a. [Gr. ko`lla glue _ -oid. Cf.
Collodion.]
Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike
appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Colloid : \Col"loid\, n.
1. (Physiol. Chem.) 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.
2. (Med.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid
degeneration and colloid cancer.
Styptic colloid (Med.), a preparation of astringent and
antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as
collodion, for ready use.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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