colloid

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Synonyms: coleoid, coloid

Antonyms: coleoid, coloid

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Adjective

1. [[glue|Glue]]-like; [[gelatinous]].

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q181780}} {{lb|en|physical chemistry}} A [[stable]] system of two [[phase]]s, one of which is [[dispersed]] in the other in the form of very small [[droplet]]s or [[particle]]s.
2. {{lb|en|meteorology}} 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. {{lb|en|geology}} A [[particle]] less than 1 [[micron]] in [[diameter]], following the [[Wentworth scale]]

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