colloid
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colloid
1. a mixture having particles of one component, with diameters between 10--7 and 10--9 metres, suspended in a continuous phase of another component. The mixture has properties between those of a solution and a fine suspension FORMULA
2. Physiol a gelatinous substance of the thyroid follicles that holds the hormonal secretions of the thyroid gland
3. Pathol of or relating to the gluelike translucent material found in certain degenerating tissues
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colloid
[′käl‚ȯid] (chemistry)
The phase of a colloidal system made up of particles having dimensions of 10-10,000 angstroms (1-1000 nanometers) and which is dispersed in a different phase.
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colloid
A gelatinous substance so finely divided that it remains in suspension when dispersed in a liquid.
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