colloid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

WordNet

Col"loid adjective
Etymology
Gr. glue + -oid. Cf. Collodion.
Definitions
  1. Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
Col"loid noun
Definitions
  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.

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