colloid

/หˆkษ’lษ”ษชd/

IPA: /K AA1 L OY0 D/

noun
  1. 1

    A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.

  2. 2

    An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).

  3. 3

    A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

adjective
  1. 1

    Glue-like; gelatinous.

    โ€œcolloid tumoursโ€

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