colloid

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Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

col=loid

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CIDE DICTIONARY

colloid, a. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -oid. Cf. Collodion.].

Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors. [1913 Webster]

colloid, n.

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. [1913 Webster]
A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer. [1913 Webster]

Styptic colloid (Med.), a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

colloid, n.
1 Chem. a a substance consisting of ultramicroscopic particles. b a mixture of such a substance uniformly dispersed through a second substance esp. to form a viscous solution.
2 Med. a substance of a homogeneous gelatinous consistency.

Derivative

colloidal adj.

Etymology

Gk kolla glue + -OID

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