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   Col·loid

   /ˈkäˌloid/

   

   noun

   • 1. a homogeneous noncrystalline substance consisting of large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance. Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions; the particles do not settle, and cannot be separated out by ordinary filtering or centrifuging like those in a suspension.
   • ▪ a substance of gelatinous consistency.

   adjective

   • 1. of the nature relating to or characterized by a colloid or colloids.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Greek kolla ‘glue’ + -oid.

   Derivatives

   • 1. colloidal adjective

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