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COLLOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("colloid" is a kind of...):
mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
Domain member category:
dispersed particles; dispersed phase ((of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state)
dispersing medium; dispersing phase; dispersion medium ((of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colloid"):
silver protein (a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent)
colloidal gel; gel (a colloid in a more solid form than a sol)
colloidal solution; colloidal suspension; sol (a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid)
emulsion ((chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids)
silica gel (a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent)
Derivation:
colloidal (of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid)
