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Colloid   /kˈɑlɔɪd/   Listen
Colloid

noun
1.
A mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension.



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"Colloid" Quotes from Famous Books



... connective tissue cells, endothelia of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, alveolar eypithelium of the lungs, and the cells of the spleen, bone, marrow and lymphatic glands.' (Senn). This is a very significant array of colloid matter; and it has been repeatedly affirmed by the highest authorities that alcohol is poisonous to the ...
— Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why - What Medical Writers Say • Martha M. Allen
... valve from the weight of particles of glass and even of box-wood, though largely supported by the water, is, I suppose, analogous to the slow bending of colloid substances. For instance, particles of glass were placed on various points of narrow strips of moistened gelatine, and these yielded and became bent with extreme slowness. It is much more difficult to understand how gently moving a particle from one part of a valve to another causes it suddenly ...
— Insectivorous Plants • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Colloid" :   silver protein, dispersed phase, dispersing phase, silica gel, gel, emulsion, colloidal gel, colloidal, dispersion medium, mixture, sol, colloidal suspension, dispersing medium, colloidal solution, dispersed particles


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